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POV: Health Misinformation Is Rampant on Social Media (www.bu.edu)

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POV: Health Misinformation Is Rampant on Social Media::Monica Wang argues that health misinformation on social media is fueling the global anti-vaccination campaign and offers suggestions for how to combat it.

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[–] otl@hachyderm.io 14 points 9 months ago

I get where you're coming from. But not everyone who falls for this stuff is "stupid". Some are just vulnerable - maybe just temporarily - and once you're in, it's an awful slippery slope.

I don't know how many are just vulnerable and how many are good Darwin award nominees.

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