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'Lying Through Truth': Misleading Facts Fuel Vaccine Misinformation
SPECIAL SERIES
Untangling Disinformation
March 25, 2021 5:00 AM ET
Miles Parks
The odds of dying after getting a Covid-19 vaccine are virtually non-existent.
According to recent data from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, you're three times more likely to get struck by lightning.
But you might not know that from looking at your social media feed.
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/25/980035707/lying-through-truth-misleading-facts-fuel-vaccine-misinformation
These platforms need to be brought into Congress and asked why they are letting this happen, and why greed is the most important factor of letting this happen and why they should not be regulated