Health
FDA's own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight
The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation.
Feb 20, 2023
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Vaccination
Facebook's vaccine misinformation policy reduces anti-vax information
Following years of growing vaccine opposition and several outbreaks of measles—a vaccine-preventable disease—Facebook established in 2019 its first policy to stop the spread of misinformation about vaccines. Researchers ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression might predispose you to believe COVID vaccine lies
(HealthDay)—Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines abounds, and people with depression are more likely than others to fall for it, a new study finds.
Jan 24, 2022
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Vaccination
Big tech has a vaccine misinformation problem – here's what a social media expert recommends
With less than half the United States population fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and as the delta variant sweeps the nation, the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation an urgent threat to public ...
Jul 29, 2021
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Vaccination
Anti-vaxxer misinformation goes viral in the Philippines
Online misinformation is leaching out from cheap mobile phones and free Facebook plans used by millions in the Philippines, convincing many to reject vaccinations for polio and other deadly diseases.
Oct 7, 2020
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Vaccine proponents and opponents are vectors of misinformation online
In a new paper published in the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, researchers from the George Washington University, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University assessed content from the most active vaccine-related ...
Sep 9, 2020
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Health
AAP: Social media companies must curb spread of vaccine myths
(HealthDay)—Google, Facebook, and Pinterest need to take more action against the growing threat to children posed by online misinformation about vaccines, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a letter sent to the ...
Mar 6, 2019
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