"And so often when we see people fall for false information, they just haven't taken even a second to do some of these basic checks."
Question the credibility of new health information that uses "words like cure, 100% effective [and] guaranteed.
Often, posts about health information that trigger emotional responses are designed "to get us to fall for lies," she says.
If it "seems a little bit ridiculous, or [like] science fiction really," that's a red flag, he says.
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