misinformation

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Information from the report also showed that misinformation is being spread regularly on social media, including harmful information about how sun cream contains toxic chemicals and how natural alternatives are just as affective.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Concern about health misinformation has been growing, with vaccination rates falling and extreme diets increasing in popularity—and social media has amplified this problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Concern about health misinformation has been growing, with vaccination rates falling and extreme diets, such as the carnivore diet, increasing in popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As for concerns about misinformation, “we don’t really have a legal recourse for, like, ‘You got fooled,’” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

That, coupled with the only A he ever got in school, in biology, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for misinformation.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman