"Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the subsequent development and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines are rampant across Arabic-language Facebook pages and groups. They are also linked to a larger network of anti-vaccination websites, Twitter accounts and YouTube channels across the web. Researchers from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) responsible for monitoring, tracking and analyzing COVID-19 misinformation on Facebook found connections to dominant COVID-19 vaccine misinformation narratives and influencers in the West, as well as region-specific tropes that are tied to the Middle East and North Africa’s geo-politics, and, in some instances, religious discourse on the apocalypse." (Executive summary)
Case Study: The Center of Conspiracy - A Dubious Disinformation Hub in the Middle East, 9
Misinformation Specifically About the Vaccine, 12
Misinformation Specifically About the Vaccine Rollout, 13
Misinformation Specifically About the Societal Impact of the Vaccine, 14