Diptheria is spreading, and so is misinformation about the disease | ABC NEWS

No, immigrants aren't causing the diphtheria outbreak.

A diphtheria outbreak has spread to multiple states and territories in Australia and falsehoods about the bacterial disease and vaccines are spreading just as quickly on social media.

Reporting by Lucy Carter for ABC NEWS Verify.

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