Evidence not king among health influencers

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Social media is becoming an increasingly popular source of health information, but new research has found there is little evidence for many of the claims being made online – and some users may be actively avoiding posts that are backed up by science.

Period	27 Mar 2023

Media coverage

Title	Evidence not king among health influencers
Media name/outlet	The Lighthouse
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	27/03/23
Description	Social media is becoming an increasingly popular source of health information, but new research has found there is little evidence for many of the claims being made online – and some users may be actively avoiding posts that are backed up by science.
Producer/Author	Georgia Gowing
URL	https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/march-2023/evidence-not-king-among-health-influencers
Persons	Luke Testa, Van Nguyen, Andrea Smith, Louise Ellis, Adam Dunn, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Mitchell Sarkies

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