What The Fact! – How information deficits fuel misinformation

November 16, 2021

People tend to engage more with misinformation than factual information. The reason: misinformation promises quick-fixes, a quicker road to recovery and a...

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Smokers beware: No quick fixes to detox the lungs

November 12, 2021

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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Despite social media posts declaring that “lungs can be easily detoxed after smoking” with homemade remedies, there’s...

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What The Fact! – India blames women for climate change woes

November 2, 2021

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There is a sizeable section that peddles misinformation, mis-attributes natural calamities to everything but climate change, and spreads canards about...

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Beware of misleading Instagram posts on breast cancer

October 30, 2021

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Under the guise of spreading awareness, unscientific claims – that have been debunked over the years – continue to be popular on the social media. An...

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The Facebook Papers: How vaccine misinformation thrived

October 29, 2021

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While Facebook claims to have made “considerable progress” with downgrading misinformation regarding COVID vaccines in users’ feeds, the internal company...

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Factually Speaking: Decoding Ivermectin

October 22, 2021

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There has been growing interest in Ivermectin, a broad spectrum anti-parasitic agent, as a possible medication for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. A...

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What The Fact! – When the data is misrepresented

October 18, 2021

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It might compel people to believe that there is no pandemic, and that we are being lied to about the virus. And this, in turn, might make them lower their...

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Bitter gourd juice cannot cure diabetes

October 13, 2021

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Contrary to what viral YouTube videos claim, studies show that there could be adverse effects of consuming bitter gourd daily. Experts warn against the...

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Factually Speaking: Combating COVID-19 myths in Africa

October 8, 2021

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A primary healthcare practitioner from the Republic of Congo, Africa, sheds light on the challenges of fighting health misinformation during the pandemic...

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What The Fact! – What makes anyone indulge in misinformation?

October 4, 2021

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People fail to distinguish between information and misinformation, make sure to pay attention to the message quality. Recently, I came across a study that...