Social media users' perceptions about health mis- and disinformation on social media.

ABSTRACT: This study used recently released nationally representative data with new measures on health information seeking to estimate the prevalence and predictors of adult social media users' perceptions of health mis- and disinformation on social media. Most adults who use social media perceive some (46%) or a lot (36%) of false or misleading health information on social media, but nearly one-fifth reported either none or a little (18%). More than two-thirds of participants reported that they were unable to assess social media information as true or false (67%). Our study identified certain population groups that might be a focus of future intervention work, such as participants who use social media to make decisions. The perception by social media users that false and misleading health informati

SUBMITTER: Stimpson JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722559 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature