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N8CCRG t1_iy3ajl0 wrote

Reply to comment by Patapotat in 30% of cancer contents on social media are unproven info. Some cancer patients use unproven alternative or supplementary treatments without consulting medical professionals, which leads to delaying or rejecting existing treatments, sharply reducing their survival possibilities. by Wagamaga

I would predict that the more tied to a political platform or movement, the more misinformation. For example, when basic science about the pandemic became political (at least in the US) then misinformation about it blossomed.

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Beelzabub t1_iy5v9v8 wrote

Probably the ease at which the information can be validated is inversely proportional to the misinformation content.

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