Charities have slammed what they call "inaccurate, misleading and harmful information" broadcast in Channel 4 documentary Britain's Tourette's Mystery.
The programme's host, Scarlett Moffatt, explored the rising number of people with Tourette's Syndrome in the UK and why it's affecting so many young people. In the programme's opening sequence, Moffatt asked if she can "catch" tics associated with the condition, and questioned whether "social media is part of the problem".
But Tourettes Action, a charity led by St Helens woman Emma McNally, said the condition is not infectious or contagious, and stressed that social media platform TikTok "cannot give you Tourette's", even if it can have a "negative impact" on the neurological condition.
