Signs of fake health news stories.

General
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These days it is difficult to avoid fake health news. Here are a few tips on how to spot them.

1.Poor writing - most trustworthy sources have dedicated editors reviewing content before it is published.

2.Lack of credible sources. They might read ‘scientists say’ without back up research articles or links.

  1. Oversharing- reputable news sources do not push their readers to share their articles. Fake ones do because they are after advertising revenue.

  2. Questionable certainty - scientists are aware of the limitations of knowledge and research. Fake sources claim their findings are irrefutable.

  3. Intentionally surprising or upsetting - the creator of fake stories know the power of emotionally charged writing.

6.Lack of coverage by several news outlets - its rare that a ground breaking story would be covered by a single outlet.

7.News sourced from social media accounts designed to look like legitimate news sources.

*** Follow the money. Before you make up your mind, determine who stands to gain from your believing an outlandish claim.

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Mimi kwa research ya bazungu ndio siwezi kubaliana nayo. Conditions for the results are biased to say the least. “study finds that eating too much meat decreases life expectancy”.Koreans,spanish,mexicans,ruskies eat meat daily,africoons hata tusianze,yet those sayantists didnt do a check around kuona kama tunakufa ka wao,yet here we are at crossroads and they are dying in thousands a day from covid and they dont know why

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We should also do our own research. We shouldn’t wait to be told about ourselves.

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Your curves must be really tempting

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You are taking your eye off the ball here. Don’t be distracted, focus on the public service announcement :slight_smile:

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I will sister

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