Anti-vaccine disinformation, conspiracy theories, and fake news can often be considered counternarratives—expressions of resistance.2223 In such cases, they can be born from and fed by distrust in authorities and institutions, expressions of resistance to hegemonic ideologies and rules.23 Hegemonic legislation that could be seen as criminalising the right to express legitimate worries or pose questions would only…
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Business Insider reports “Anti-vaxx books top the list of ‘vaccine’ search results at Amazon and Barnes & Noble”
Amazon and Barnes & Nobles searches for “vaccine” bring up books that question the safety of shots. Two of the top five books in Amazon’s search results for “vaccine” promote anti-vaccine theories. Bloomberg first reported on the news. The results include the 2019 release “Anyone Who Tells You Vaccines Are Safe and Effective is Lying” by Dr…