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Commentary: When medical misinformation costs lives — Balancing free speech and public health - Sat, 27 Dec 2025 PST
Commentary: When medical misinformation costs lives — Balancing free speech and public health - Sat, 27 Dec 2025 PST

In my corner of the world, it feels like 2020 all over again, experiencing the push and pull between losing someone I love due to medical misinformation, all while holding respect for free speech. The tension between combating medical misinformation and protecting free speech represents one of th... Read more

Spokesman - Dec 27
How a Federal Vaccine Safety Database Became a Magnet for Misinformation
How a Federal Vaccine Safety Database Became a Magnet for Misinformation

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) was established to protect public health. Now it's being used against it. Read more

Time - Dec 22
ChatGPT ranked the most downloaded app amid reports of misinformation, psychosis and facilitating suicide
ChatGPT ranked the most downloaded app amid reports of misinformation, psychosis and facilitating suicide

This marks a massive turnaround for ChatGPT, which ranked fourth last year while Chinese app Temu snagged the top spot. Read more

New York Post - Dec 11
AI Is Mangling Police Radio Chatter, Posting It Online as Ridiculous Misinformation
AI Is Mangling Police Radio Chatter, Posting It Online as Ridiculous Misinformation

"There's no accountability."The post AI Is Mangling Police Radio Chatter, Posting It Online as Ridiculous Misinformation appeared first on Futurism. Read more

Futurism - Dec 06
AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media

Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effectsTikTok and other social media platforms are hosting AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplements and spread health misinformation.The factc... Read more

Theguardiantheguardian - Dec 05
Visuals from Nepal spark post-election misinformation in India's Bihar
Visuals from Nepal spark post-election misinformation in India's Bihar

India's opposition Congress party accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance of rigging votes to win bellwether elections in India's... Read more

Yahoo! News - Nov 27
'Mental model' approach shown to reduce effects of misinformation about mRNA vaccines
'Mental model' approach shown to reduce effects of misinformation about mRNA vaccines

Correcting misinformation after it has gone viral is a common way of informing the public that what they've encountered may be inaccurate, lack context, be unproven, or be demonstrably false. Read more

Medical News - Nov 25
‘Ignorant and life-threatening’: experts condemn Free Birth Society misinformation
‘Ignorant and life-threatening’: experts condemn Free Birth Society misinformation

Professionals say claims about birth, including excessive bleeding, blue babies and placenta care, are dangerous• Full story: How the FBS is linked to baby deaths around the world Continue reading... Read more

The Guardian - Nov 23
How Misinformation Impacts Immigrant Communities: Pitches and Ideas
How Misinformation Impacts Immigrant Communities: Pitches and Ideas

The Markup is seeking pitches for stories on how misinformation impacts immigrant communities, especially non-native English speakers, in the United States Read more

Hackernoon - Oct 12