Post #3721756
2026-07-10 17:26 UTC
"In a 2024 study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, Caulfield and his colleagues looked at the quality of books about cancer on Amazon.
"We found 49 per cent of the books had misleading content in it, and some of it was just completely atrocious," said Caulfield.
They also found that on the first page of results on Amazon, 70 per cent of the content was misleading.
"And once again, sometimes just hardcore bunk," he adds.
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@CStamp@mastodon.social 2026-07-10 17:29
"The team also looked at the creators themselves, and found that half of them stood to make financial gain from this content, posting direct sales links to supposed cures." "Caulfield echoes the need for more critical thinking skills to help people navigate information in the attention economy..." "Researchers also point to other mitigation strategies in the works...that walk people through the mechanics of manipulation." The latter should be taught in schools.