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When advocacy obscures accuracy online: Digital pandemics of public health misinformation through an antifluoride case study

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  • Seymour, B.
  • Getman, R.
  • Saraf, A.
  • Zhang, L.H.
  • Kalenderian, E.

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Objectives. In an antifluoridation case study, we explored digital pandemics and the social spread of scientifically inaccurate health information across the Web, and we considered the potential health effects.

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  • Seymour, B. & Getman, R. & Saraf, A. & Zhang, L.H. & Kalenderian, E., 2015. "When advocacy obscures accuracy online: Digital pandemics of public health misinformation through an antifluoride case study," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(3), pages 517-523.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302437_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302437
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    1. MacFarlane, Douglas & Hurlstone, Mark J. & Ecker, Ullrich K.H., 2020. "Protecting consumers from fraudulent health claims: A taxonomy of psychological drivers, interventions, barriers, and treatments," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 259(C).
    2. Lathan, Hannah Stuart & Kwan, Amy & Takats, Courtney & Tanner, Joshua P. & Wormer, Rachel & Romero, Diana & Jones, Heidi E., 2023. "Ethical considerations and methodological uses of Facebook data in public health research: A systematic review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 322(C).
    3. Wang, Yuxi & McKee, Martin & Torbica, Aleksandra & Stuckler, David, 2019. "Systematic Literature Review on the Spread of Health-related Misinformation on Social Media," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 240(C).
    4. Smaldone, Francesco & Ippolito, Adelaide & Ruberto, Margherita, 2020. "The shadows know me: Exploring the dark side of social media in the healthcare field," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 19-32.
    5. Olga Papadopoulou & Evangelia Kartsounidou & Symeon Papadopoulos, 2022. "COVID-Related Misinformation Migration to BitChute and Odysee," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-22, November.

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