Weaponized Health Communication

Weaponized Health Communication: Twitter Bots and Russian Trolls Amplify the Vaccine Debate. Much of the anti-vaccines movement may be generated by malicious actors with malicious objectives. Whereas bots that spread malware and unsolicited content disseminated antivaccine messages, Russian trolls promoted discord. Accounts masquerading as legitimate users create false equivalency, eroding public consensus on vaccination.