Article 6214G Anti-vax Twitter accounts pushing food crisis misinformation, study finds

Anti-vax Twitter accounts pushing food crisis misinformation, study finds

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Research says conspiracy theorists shifting from QAnon and Covid to disinformation about crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine

Twitter accounts that have promoted QAnon and anti-vaccine conspiracy theories are switching focus and increasingly spreading disinformation about the global food crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a new study.

The research by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), found that conspiracy theorist social media accounts started pushing the idea that western countries are responsible for the interruption of wheat, barley and maize exports from Ukraine.

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