In the lead-up to the Aug. 8 shooting at the CDC headquarters, rampant vaccine misinformation flourished on social media platforms, with claims linking Covid vaccines to mental illness gaining millions of views. The shooter, Patrick White, attributed his mental health issues to a vaccine, reflecting a troubling trend of reduced content moderation on platforms like X and Facebook, allowing false narratives to spread unchecked.
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