Timothy Caulfield, JD, research director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, takes a look at the major sources spreading dermatology misinformation to children, including social media.
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Caulfield, “…false balance is increasingly driven by social media echo chambers, the fragmentation of the news media and the ideologically motivated embrace of fringe ideas.”
Caulfield: “I think [complacency] has made misinformation and ideological spin more persuasive. The personal risk/benefit analysis has shifted.”
Caulfield: "Thanks to all my friends and colleagues at #CSICon in Vegas. Honoured to be part of this terrific community!"
Timothy Caulfield speaks at the annual CSICon amoung others such as Neil deGrasse Tyson and Penn and Teller.
Zenone: "...always surprising how much misinformation can proliferate in such a short amount of time."
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Caulfied: "she's basically embracing the stars of [the #antivaxx] movement. These are individuals who are well-known anti-vaxxers who spread harmful misinformation."
Caulfield: "...these conspiracy theories cluster. They’re so consistent: the rage, the conspiracy ideation — this idea that they have access to special knowledge..."
Caulfield: Misinformation "emerges incredibly quickly and does damage very, very quickly..."
Zenone, "distorted, untrue portrayals of global and public health infrastructure and motives."
Caulfield: “I watched hundreds of videos, and it's exhausting to see the rage and the consistency of the messaging...”
Caulfield: “It’s playing to parental guilt and the desire for parents to have healthy children and do whatever they can for their kids. There’s a huge market based on exactly that.”