You damn, dirty apes: Facebook bans a network of accounts coordinated from Russia that spread disinformation about Western coronavirus vaccines in multiple languages

Dr. Zaius and Charlton Heston first battled for the fate of mankind more than half a century ago, but the original Planet of the Apes made something of a comeback in 2021, albeit mangled by online anti-vaxxer propaganda. In part at least, that is one of the revelations in Facebook's latest report on disinformation. Meduza breaks down how a Russia-linked ad agency recycled a monkey meme for a juvenile but apparently serious campaign against the West's coronavirus vaccines. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/08/12/you-damn-dirty-apes