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Johnson & Johnson was mentioned roughly the same amount every hour online Tuesday as it was in entire weeks before news of the vaccine's pause, according to the tracking firm Zignal Labs. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

The Most Popular J&J Vaccine Story On Facebook? A Conspiracy Theorist Posted It

A vast network of professional vaccine skeptics on social media has been waiting for a development like the Johnson & Johnson pause. Now experts say they will milk it for all it's worth and more.

Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Karen Gibson attends the service for slain U.S. Capitol Officer William "Billy" Evans, as his remains lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. Tom Williams/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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New Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Wants To Keep Capitol Secure And Open To The Public

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Johnson & Johnson was mentioned roughly the same amount every hour online Tuesday as it was in entire weeks before news of the vaccine's pause, according to the tracking firm Zignal Labs. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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The Most Popular J&J Vaccine Story On Facebook? A Conspiracy Theorist Posted It

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The Making of Biblical Womanhood, by Beth Allison Barr Brazos Press hide caption

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Brazos Press

'The Making Of Biblical Womanhood' Tackles Contradictions In Religious Practice

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A Capitol police officer looks out of a broken window as pro-Trump rioters storm into the building on Jan. 6. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption

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Capitol Police Needs Help To Address Insurrection Failures, Inspector General Says

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Diners eat lunch at Max's Oyster Bar in West Hartford, Conn., on March 19. Retail sales surged last month as $1,400 relief payments and easing coronavirus restrictions led shoppers to open their wallets. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption

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Signs Of Economic Boom Emerge As Retail Sales Surge, Jobless Claims Hit Pandemic Low

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting Wednesday via video link. The sanctions against Moscow signal that "we are going to be clear to Russia that there will be consequences when warranted," the White House press secretary says. Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Kremlin/Pool via AP hide caption

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U.S. Slaps New Sanctions On Russia Over Cyberattack, Election Meddling

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