US Doctors Spread COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media

JAMA Network

About The Study: In this study of high-use social media platforms, physicians from across the U.S. and representing a range of medical specialties were found to propagate COVID-19 misinformation about vaccines, treatments, and masks on large social media and other online platforms and that many had a wide reach based on number of followers.

Authors: Sarah L. Goff, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is the corresponding author.

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(doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28928)

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