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Anti-vaccine protestors in Cape Town, South Africa. Social media has been accused of allowing conspiracy theories to take hold. Photo: Reuters
Anti-vaccine protestors in Cape Town, South Africa. Social media has been accused of allowing conspiracy theories to take hold. Photo: Reuters
Covid-19 pandemic allowed conspiracy theories to thrive, says former UK minister
Philip Hammond tells Sharjah forum that states worldwide have struggled to counter social media myths