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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

Health misinformation on social media could lead to a ‘sicker UK’, experts warn

Social media is swarming with false and misleading health advice on topics such as vaccines, reproductive health and disease outbreaks, experts have warned.

They say the surge of misinformation online as well as from AI tools, not only puts individual lives at risk but will lead to a sicker, less productive, UK population.

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