Study: Malicious bots are the primary pathogen of COVID-19 misinformation on social media

(Elevated Science Communications) A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that bots (large numbers of automated accounts controlled by single users) on Facebook spread malicious COVID-19 misinformation at far greater rates than ordinary users.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news