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A Lancet review on Handling of Scientific Misconduct in Scandinavian countries gave examples of policy definitions. In Denmark, scientific misconduct is defined as "intention[al] negligence leading to fabrication of the scientific message or a false credit or emphasis given to a scientist", and in Sweden as "intention[al] distortion of the ...
Misinformation has been spread during many health crises. [17] [28] For example, misinformation about alternative treatments was spread during the Ebola outbreak in 2014–2016. [37] [38] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the proliferation of mis- and dis-information was exacerbated by a general lack of health literacy. [39]
Research exploring attention and the sharing of misinformation found that participants shared misinformation because their attention was focused on factors other than accuracy. [ 8 ] The inattentional blindness theory, then, suggests that shifting attention to accuracy and veracity will increase the quality of news that people subsequently ...
Abortion and mental health; Abortion–breast cancer hypothesis; Adiposis dolorosa; Adrenocorticotropic hormone (medication) Aerotoxic Association; Age management medicine; Agent Orange; Anesthesia awareness; Anomalous Health Incidents; Aspartame controversy; Attack therapy; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies
Research has consistently shown that younger adults are the group most likely to use social media to make decisions about their personal health, and the most vulnerable to misinformation.
Misinformation can spread rapidly, potentially leading to incorrect or harmful health practices. Ensuring the accuracy of health-related information on social media is an ongoing concern. [12] Health misinformation can be easily spread through social media to large amounts of individuals which can make this dangerous.
The research description suggests that the project requires collecting and analyzing large amounts of social media posts online, all in the name of stopping public health misinformation — a term ...
Changing policies also created confusion and contributed to the spread of misinformation. For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) originally discouraged use of face masks by the general public in early 2020, advising "If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected 2019-nCoV infection ...