Teen who defied anti-vax mom says she got false information from one source: Facebook - The Washington Post
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Specifically, he said, she turned to anti-vaccine groups on social media for evidence that supported her point of view.In an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, Lindenberger said Facebook, or websites that were linked on Facebook, is really the only source his mother ever relied on for her anti-vaccine information.Most importantly, Lindenberger said, was the impact Facebook’s anti-vax communities had on his family.“I feel like if my mom didn’t interact with that information, and she wasn’t swayed by those arguments and stories, it could’ve potentially changed everything,” he said. There have been 206 confirmed cases of measles reported in the United States, spanning across 11 states, the CDC reports.Lindenberger said Facebook needs to continue its push to crack down on misinformation regarding vaccines, particularly allowing it to be shared in a way that “looks legitimate.”“People can skim over that, but it’s a huge problem,” he told The Post.
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