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84% of medical misinformation on Facebook is never tagged with a warning, and is viewed billions of times, report says

A report by Avaaz identified 3.8 billion views for medical misinformation on Facebook, most of whic…

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WATCH: An abortion provider shut down an anti-choice OBGYN for 'spreading medical misinformation' at a House oversight hearing

Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi told Dr. Ingrid Skop, an anti-choice OBGYN, that "spreading medical misinforma…

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An Australian celebrity lifestyle influencer is hosting some of the world's most notorious conspiracy theorists on his podcast

Podcasts like Australian celebrity Pete Evans' are an increasingly important part of the misinforma…

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YouTube has blocked Sen. Ron Johnson for 7 days after it removed a video of him spreading coronavirus misinformation

Google specifically prohibits content that spreads medical misinformation on its video-sharing plat…

Dominick Reuter   


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Instagram is recommending that new users in the US follow a 'healer' that peddles dangerous medical misinformation

Business Insider ran multiple tests across the United States, signing up for new accounts in New Yo…

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YouTube announced a crackdown on anti-vaccine content, but 2 people from the 'Disinformation Dozen' are still on the platform

The Google-owned platform announced its expanded medical misinformation guidelines in a blog post o…

Kieran Press-Reynolds   


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Barely any of the doctors accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation were ever disciplined, the Washington Post found

Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers in several states are pushing to make it even harder for their stat…

Katie Hawkinson   


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The Trump administration gave more than $850,000 in PPP loans to prominent anti-vaccine groups

Top anti-vaccine advocacy groups received PPP funding from the Trump administration, The Washington…

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Facebook axed South American pages and groups promoting bleach as a COVID-19 cure after an Insider investigation

The group, Comusav, was using Facebook to push chlorine dioxide bleach as a COVID-19 treatment acro…

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An alternative health advocate who popularized drinking bleach as a COVID-19 cure in South America is under investigation after 2 deaths

A complaint was filed in Argentina against Kalcker after the death of a boy, 5, and a man, 50, who …

Tom Porter   


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Medical experts on TikTok are paying the price for stepping up against a 'ridiculous amount of myths' like taking Vitamin C for at-home abortions

One debunking pharmacist on TikTok had threats sent to her and her family. Users openly passed arou…

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A dangerous movement hyping toxic bleach as a 'miracle cure' is more powerful than ever after exploiting the pandemic in Latin America

A bleach-drinking movement backed by politicians, crank medics, and local celebrities has been swee…

Tom Porter   


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YouTube is ramping up efforts to remove content promoting false claims about abortion and unsafe abortion methods

After the fall of Roe v. Wade last month, people turned to social media in search of online abortio…

Lauren Frias   


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Facebook removed more than a dozen closed groups promoting unlicensed medicines after a Business Insider investigation

Several of the groups were promoting GcMAF, a type of protein, as a cure for illnesses including ca…

Tom Porter,Tom Porter   


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TikTok pediatricians urge people to stop sharing 'dangerous' DIY baby formula recipes on social media

Amateur formula recipes can lead to electrolyte imbalances and vitamin deficiencies, causing heart …

Connor Perrett   


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Black doctors are being targeted on Clubhouse after trying to educate people about the COVID-19 vaccine

As doctors have taken to Clubhouse to dispel misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine, they've …

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Facebook killed a tool to fight anti-vaxx information because it disproportionately affected conservatives, report says

Employees took down the tool and after they were told it didn't meet Facebook's fairness standards,…

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