Receiving health misinformation can lead to a delay in receiving the proper diagnosis and care from a medical professional or ...

Rana Coniglio, an Arizona-based therapist who works primarily with Gen Z clients, said they often arrive at her practice ...

Despite the company's own policies to combat deception and misinformation, quickly made, AI-generated adverts promoting fake ...

A new analysis of TikTok finds that the video app pushes mental health content to users at a rate higher than almost any ...

Factchecking organisation Full Fact has uncovered hundreds of fake videos, raising urgent questions about the policing of ...

Most TikTok videos inaccurately portray gout flares as a personal choice that can be alleviated through a healthy diet, ...

Fake clickbait TikTok videos about epilepsy treatments are receiving more views than accurate, evidence-based offerings, a ...

TikTok has been accused of aiding fake AI-generated advertisements on its platform. The platform, which relies heavily on ...

Personal narratives on allergy and asthma conditions which contained inaccuracies gained the most traction online.

Samuela ‘Ofanoa, Ph.D., from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and colleagues examined what types of gout content are on TikTok and assessed their association with user engagement. The ...

I spoke with experts to discover how, when and why wellness influencers have gained the ability to spread health misinformation on social media.

Fake videos of doctors sharing health advice are being shared across social media platforms, including TikTok, to encourage ...