MSNBC’s Dr. Bhadelia on Vaccine Misinformation: Social Media Not the Only Problem, It’s Also Right Wing Cable Television

JANSING Yeah We should ░░░░░░░░ that Facebook quickly you ░░░░░░░░ put out a statement ░░░░░░░░ they said we re ░░░░░░░░ costing lives we re ░░░░░░░░ saving lives So I ░░░░░░░░ to make it clear ░░░░░░░░ Facebook has pushed back ░░░░░░░░ very hard against that ░░░░░░░░ doctor so much of ░░░░░░░░ s out there that ░░░░░░░░ know is misinformation is ░░░░░░░░ resonating The recent poll ░░░░░░░░ example that showed the ░░░░░░░░ of Americans who say ░░░░░░░░ aren t likely to ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine has gone ░░░░░░░░ in recent months What ░░░░░░░░ you think that s ░░░░░░░░ BHADELIA I think misinformation ░░░░░░░░ everywhere I think Chris ░░░░░░░░ media companies have to ░░░░░░░░ more but they re ░░░░░░░░ the only problem One ░░░░░░░░ that I wish I ░░░░░░░░ seen more from the ░░░░░░░░ disinformation initiative What I ░░░░░░░░ about that was released ░░░░░░░░ the surgeon general is ░░░░░░░░ it s really pointing ░░░░░░░░ the fact it is ░░░░░░░░ It is social media ░░░░░░░░ in cases and sometimes ░░░░░░░░ is influencers that are ░░░░░░░░ cable television right wing ░░░░░░░░ television But it s ░░░░░░░░ anytime anyone of us ░░░░░░░░ something that without checking ░░░░░░░░ source we are adding ░░░░░░░░ that misinformation that s ░░░░░░░░ there And I think ░░░░░░░░ truly is a whole ░░░░░░░░ society approach But one ░░░░░░░░ that I do wish ░░░░░░░░ paid more attention to ░░░░░░░░ that there is a ░░░░░░░░ group who are amplifying ░░░░░░░░ message you know and ░░░░░░░░ has become politicized And ░░░░░░░░ we have to sort ░░░░░░░░ pay attention to that ░░░░░░░░ take that head on ░░░░░░░░ see how we can ░░░░░░░░ the rhetoric down when ░░░░░░░░ are all in this ░░░░░░░░ as a country.”