Opinion: Political polarization fuels medical misinformation
Rebuilding public trust in institutions is more important than stamping out misinformation, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Faye Flam writes.
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Rebuilding public trust in institutions is more important than stamping out misinformation, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Faye Flam writes.
FDA commissioner Robert Califf said in an interview that aired this week that misinformation is killing Americans — contributing to the fact that our life expectancy is 3 to 5 years worse than that of people in comparably wealthy countries. He called for better regulation to crack down on misinformation. But would such rules help?
Rebuilding public trust in institutions is more important than stamping out misinformation, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Faye Flam writes.
Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity explores the idea of psychological inoculation as a way to prime our brains to recognize fake news
Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity explores the idea of psychological inoculation as a way to prime our brains to recognize fake news