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…misleading of many readers. Such unfounded sensational claims merely provide false hope for desperate patients and their loved ones, causing unwarranted emotional and psychological distress. And when such claims are…
Claim:
75% of the brain is myelin, which is 100% cholesterol; “Alzheimer’s never existed until 1979”; in the 1970s, animal fats in margarine were replaced with low-cholesterol vegetable oils
Claim:
the pandemic was planned; the COVID-19 vaccines are experimental; previously infected people have “permanent immunity”; VAERS shows vaccines killed thousands of people, vaccine-induced spike protein causes damage
…but only partially so—for example, it is misleading or the title of the post is false but not the body content—it will receive a softer demotion in News Feed. As…
…of this piece. The other is the use of offensive emotional language to reduce the critical thinking of his readers. People should know that Forbes is nowadays just a blogging…
Claim:
Diatomaceous earth contains silica, which is important for absorbing minerals, water, and vitamins; it’s also antiparasitic and detoxes the body
…often found to suffer from sensationalism: presenting low-probability scenarios as likely, playing on emotions like fear, or over-simplifying reality with “clickbait” headlines. Misinformation makes it to the top Finally, the…
…is more engaging (possibly due to its simplistic nature, appeal to emotion, or polarizing effect), it would be logical that content from low-credibility accounts overperforms. While this would explain our…
…higher BPA concentrations in the urine of pregnant women correlated with more anxious and depressive behavior, poorer emotional control, and hyperactive behavior in their children three and seven years after…
