Here are some important reads from First Draft on disinformation and the online information landscape on current news stories:
3 December 2021 False claims and conspiracy theories about Omicron emerge online alongside the new variant
22 November 2021 Austria’s lockdown for unvaccinated people falsely compared to Nazi policies
12 November 2021 Facebook comment sections rife with misinformation following Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill announcement
29 October 2021 Headlines about Australian actress’ stroke after vaccination fail to mention rarity of the conditions
22 October 2021 Anti-vaccine networks misconstrue preprint study into vaccine breakthrough cases
15 October 2021 Anti-vaccine narratives following New South Wales’ reopening appropriate Nazi references
15 October 2021 Inaccurate claims and conspiracy theory about new Covid-19 medicine
8 October 2021 Claims that vaccines may damage immune system viewed thousands of times on YouTube, elsewhere