Patient Engagement April 26, 2024
Nearly every Community Note flagging and fact-checking medical misinformation on X was accurate, but they mostly went after low-hanging fruit.
Social media has proven a breeding ground for medical misinformation over the past decade, particularly during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, but new research shows some platforms’ crowdsourced efforts to fight inaccuracies are paying off.
In a new JAMA article, researchers from the University of California San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute found that Community Notes, a feature on X (formerly Twitter), has been effective at combatting medical misinformation on the platform.
Community Notes is one of X’s efforts to address false misinformation posted to the platform. Users can attach a Community Note to a post to point out misinformation and...
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