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Next up #AAP2021 #COCM @JuanEspinozaMD on overcoming barriers of misinformation
- disclosure that he’s one of my former attendings 😋
Distinction of MISinformation vs DISinformation (we #tweetiatricians #AntiPlagueLeague see plenty of both!)
- disclosure that he’s one of my former attendings 😋
Distinction of MISinformation vs DISinformation (we #tweetiatricians #AntiPlagueLeague see plenty of both!)
Why misinformation is a problem
- false beliefs ➡️ increase fear, mistrust
- expose ppl to harm
- worsen existing biases/disparities
- ppl make ineffective or harmful policies based on bad info 🙃
Kids specifically more vulnerable to misinformation 😔
#AAP2021 #COCM
- false beliefs ➡️ increase fear, mistrust
- expose ppl to harm
- worsen existing biases/disparities
- ppl make ineffective or harmful policies based on bad info 🙃
Kids specifically more vulnerable to misinformation 😔
#AAP2021 #COCM
#AAP2021 #COCM Useful way to think of misinformation spectrum via @cward1e @firstdraftnews (also TED talk here npr.org/2020/03/20/818…) 
