Misinformation Increases in Search Results

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TikTok has opened the door to a new age of medical misinformation – and I’m seeing the results in A&E | Ammad Butt

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Recent explosion in popularity of podcasts and short-form video content such as TikTok has increased the amount of misinformation in search results to levels we have not seen previously.

This month ’s BBC report showed it was spreading harmful health misinformation.

People have less trust in health professionals and are increasingly relying on videos and other engaging content they see online.

Without active intervention into regulating the content we see online with fact-checking, scrutiny and an increase in public health initiatives to stop the spread of misinformation, this content will continue to rise and put patients’ health at risk. - Ammad Butt is a freelance writer and foundation doctor at University Hospitals Birmingham .

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