When it comes to understanding science and making health decisions, it can have life-or-death consequences.
People dissuaded from taking vaccines as a result of reading misleading information online have ended up in hospital or even died. BBC News
See also:
- The online information environment The Royal Society
- How misinformation affected the perception of vaccines in the 20th century based on the examples of the polio, pertussis and MMR vaccines (literature review) The Royal Society
- Harmful misinformation shared online should NOT be removed because it could 'exacerbate feelings of distrust', experts warn The Daily Mail
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