New York Times July 14, 2020
Junk health information that preys on people’s fears spreads online. Here’s how we can stamp it out.
Anne Borden King had already battled online health misinformation as a parent of a child with autism. Then, as a patient, she was barraged on Facebook by bogus cancer “cure” advertisements after posting about her diagnosis.
Borden, a co-founder of the Campaign Against Phony Autism Cures, talked to me about what we and Facebook can do to stamp out the worst kinds of junk health information that preys on people’s fears. It requires us to have some uncomfortable conversations, and for Facebook to fundamentally change how it works.
Stories like Borden’s feel distressingly familiar. Internet grifters looking to...
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