‼️ More parents declining vitamin K and hep B vaccines for newborns. ‼️ Misinformation & policy chaos does grave harm. Study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... "VK prophylaxis decline rates doubled between 2018 and 2025 among both sexes..."

"Evolution does not create new brains on top of old ones." You Do Not Have a Lizard Brain www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social "Some scientific hypotheses get canonized despite what we now know because of how simple and satisfying they feel."

Voters find AI-generated debate answers more authentic than real political speech www.psypost.org/voters-find-... LLMs "could easily be used to mimic public figures and spread misinformation that voters readily believe." Study: "a dire need to inform the general public of the potential harm"

🚨 The impact of bias in pop culture starts early! Cartoon villains with foreign accents drive language bias, Canadian study finds www.cbc.ca/news/health/... From study: "...tendency to choose foreign accents for villains more than local accents increased with age..."

#TeamCoffee ☕ 4 surprising (and evidence-based) health benefits of drinking coffee wapo.st/4eFe1Qi A boost for liver health ✔️ A lower risk of Type 2 diabetes ✔️ A lower risk of Parkinson’s disease ✔️ More physical activity ✔️ #TeamConfirmationBias ‼️

👉 Globally, strong trust in science & scientist. "But trust has dropped in certain groups, notably among Republican-leaning people in the U.S." This distrust created for political gain! Reality: “Trust in science is politicized & becoming more so." See: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Key.👇 🚨 Same day administration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines NOT associated with increase in adverse events medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06... There has never been evidence of > AE. Nocebo effect caused by #misinformation & fearmongering about COVID vaccines contributed belief...

❓Grounding❓ Classic wellness woo pseudoscience BS. Amazing it is STILL a thing. Yet more ZOMBIE BUNK. 🧟‍♀️ Do grounding bed sheets actually help you sleep? Evidence is [ridiculously] thin www.snopes.com/news/2026/06...

‼️ SAFE & EFFECTIVE ‼️ “…the accumulated evidence affirms mRNA vaccines as a safe, effective, and adaptable platform with enduring relevance for future infectious disease prevention and public health preparedness…” Safety and efficacy of mRNA vaccines www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

‼️ Maddening. So problematic. Fully expected. FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr. apnews.com/article/pept...

What short news videos reveal about the Messi–Ronaldo debate — and news distribution today www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/what... v @niemanlab.org #FWC2026 #WorldCup "People who identified as more liberal tended to prefer #Messi, while people who considered themselves more conservative prefer #Ronaldo."

Health #misinformation does incredible harm. 26% believe autism / vaccine lie ‼️ 24% believe COVID vaccine changes DNA ‼️ 27% believe COVID vaccine killed more than COVID ‼️ These are Flat Earth level misbeliefs. Lies that kill. #VaccinesWork

📣 Our NEW commentary: WHO’s misguided push for complementary and alternative medicine www.bmj.com/content/393/... via @bmj.com "As global interest in CAM grows, so does an “infodemic” of health misinformation and the exploitative sale of unproved interventions. The stakes are enormous..."

Sigh. Longevity, wellness physicians named to panel advising FDA on peptides www.statnews.com/2026/06/29/n... @stemcells.bsky.social: “It’s concerning that several members of the newly formulated [committee] appear to sell unproven offerings including stem cells and peptides, sometimes both,”

🚨 "It is time to systematically address misinformation and disinformation in a health context." 🚨 This is also about "...manipulating emotions, leveraging underlying anxieties, instilling fear, and polarising society." Rethinking misinformation www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @thelancet.com

The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it www.theverge.com/science/9576... @standupforscience.net @cdelawalla.bsky.social : "If this rule change goes forward, science in the US 'will stop. It won’t exist anymore.'" Dark Age 2.0.

🚨 Allergy and Immunology Misinformation Unchallenged on Social Media www.emjreviews.com/allergy-immu... From study: "Allergy misinformation achieves high engagement with limited public correction across social media platforms." Ugh. Bunk always gets engagement‼️

Years without fluoridated water show pattern of tooth decay experts warned about www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Dentists & physicians "fought against the removal of fluoride from the water supply but failed to stop it." And "city's most vulnerable have paid the price." "Fluoridation a 'no-brainer'"

Efforts To End School Vaccine Mandates Hit a Wall in Florida kffhealthnews.org/health-indus... "...at least 350 anti-vaccine bills were introduced in state legislatures last year. Many focused on relaxing requirements for vaccines in schools." Yikes. #Antivaxx = anti-science ideological flag!

#Move! 💪 Want to feel happier at work? Take a five-minute walk www.bbc.com/news/article... From study: "...findings support movement breaks as a potentially viable public health strategy to reduce the harms of prolonged sedentary behaviour."

AI shows promise in the fight against fake news knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... "Even with AI’s growing ability to research and reason, however, experts generally don’t believe that this technology could — or should — be treated as a reliable substitute for professional human fact-checking..."

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Tips to Investigate Links Between Pesticide and Cancer gijn.org/stories/tips... “…journalists investigating links between high cancer rates and pesticide exposure face the classic correlation-versus-causation problem.”

Vitamin D and calcium supplements may NOT protect against bone fractures theconversation.com/vitamin-d-an... "For many adults, maintaining bone health may depend less on what is in the medicine cabinet and more on staying active, eating a balanced diet & taking practical steps to reduce fall risk."

Eg of impact of private $$ on public system... 👇 Does it seem easier to book a dermatologist for Botox than a mole check? www.cbc.ca/news/health/... Prez of association questions MDs who "get their medical training subsidized by the public system and then end up just doing cosmetic dermatology..."

BUNK = BUNK Quackery in Quebec: The Trojan Horse Bill I Worry About www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social "...example of how the rebranding of pseudoscience gives it legitimacy..." Law promotes research into “complementary and integrative approaches to health.” Sum: ugh.

‼️ Sigh.👇 A good (and absurd!) example of the degree to which antivaxx BS is about identity & community. Increasingly, "antivaxx" is an ideological flag. And yep, Darwin is smiling. Anti-vaxxers are coupling up on apps for ‘Unjected’ singles wapo.st/43T6zef

📣 My quick take on our new study on #sunscreen misinformation. Sum: the bunk gets lots of engagement! How reliable is social media for sunscreen information? www.cbc.ca/player/play/... cc @cancersociety.bsky.social @srmarcon.bsky.social @marcozenone.bsky.social @ualberta.bsky.social

‼️ Supplements ≠ benign ‼️ Popular Joint Supplement [Glucosamine] Tied to Faster AD Progression www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... Millions living with Alzheimer’s... "A lot of these people actively take an over-the-counter supplement that could be making their disease progression worse,”

Did Hegseth once say he hadn't washed his hands in 10 years? www.snopes.com/fact-check/h... Yep, he said this. And said "...germs are not a real thing. I can't see them, therefore, they are not real." Joking or not, classic anti-science, infantile, manosphere, MAGA rant. Also... gross. 🤮

‼️ Our NEW study!👇 "Crowdfunding for unproven stem cell interventions exposes ALS patients & donors to financial risk, misinformation, and medical exploitation." And BUNK stem cells often linked to BUNK alt med. Needed: > oversight. 🙏 Study: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Remember, it is a MAJOR red flag if an influencer (looking at you BS longevity industry 👀) relies on: - Animal studies 🚩 - Early stage clinical trial data 🚩 - Anecdotes / testimonials 🚩 It is VERY rare for prelim research to translate to human application. theconversation.com/just-5-of-th...

GMOs tend to get a bad reputation but they are not simply “good” or “bad.” Understanding how they are made, used, and regulated helps put many of these concerns into context. 👇 scienceupfirst.com/nutrition/wh... What’s your take on GMOs? #ScienceUpFirst

Evidence-oriented thinking enhances the effectiveness of science-based corrections www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ulliecker.bsky.social et al 🙏 "...for science to be an effective antidote to disinformation, individuals may first need a cognitive nudge toward an evidence-oriented mindset."

Do AI labels "work"? Not really.👇 Slapping an “AI-generated” label on political messages doesn’t stop people from believing them www.psypost.org/slapping-an-... From study: "...labels would likely enhance transparency, they are unlikely to substantially affect the persuasiveness..."

‼️ Experts Warn Booming Ivermectin Industry Is 'About Money' as 'Quack Science' Spreads people.com/experts-warn... Me: "This is about political identity. This is about creating distrust in the existing biomedical community. This is about money."

Alas, distrust has been manufactured to build brands, sell products, and support political agendas. The challenge 👇 Study: "...trust in government health agencies and physicians was positively associated with public awareness of HPV as a cause of cervical cancer." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Increasingly, POLITICS (ideological sorting) predicts EVERYTHING – music, health beliefs, sports... Study: www.zmescience.com/science/news... #FWC26 "People who scored higher on authoritarianism leaned more toward #Ronaldo..." "Cognitive reflection" & "liberal-leaning" predicted #Messi lean.

More on our recent study on sunscreen misinformation... Los bulos contra las cremas solares en TikTok eclipsan la verdad sobre cómo proteger la piel elpais.com/salud-y-bien... via @elpais.com w @srmarcon.bsky.social 🙏

🚨 The Canadian right (looking at you, Alberta 👀) has been significantly influenced by election MAGA lies spread in U.S. U.S. misinformation is creating more rage & polarization in Canada.👇 See: academic.oup.com/poq/advance-... by @mathieulavigne.bsky.social @abridgman.bsky.social et al. 🙏

Most IVF ‘add-on’ treatments have no effect or unproven www.theguardian.com/society/2026... "Unproven add-ons [PRP, acupuncture, Intralipid infusion, etc.] can lead to false hope, greater financial strain and unnecessary medical procedures at what already can be a very difficult time for patients."

This kind of analysis frustrating (ditto arguments about lack right-wing views at universities). Often, right-leaning perspective NOT SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE! It isn't a political bias, it is a TRUTH BIAS. Yes, happens on left too. But... Are AI chatbots politically biased? wapo.st/3QEBMi3

In the age of AI, critical thinking is more important than ever www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202... via @ualberta.bsky.social Me: “Don’t let the algorithms push the information to you. Go find it.” "...for contested topics often associated with misinformation [AI] seems to perform particularly poorly”

Funny. And feels 100% correct. "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism — the tendency to be self-centered and entitled." The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/o...

Agree.👇 “It is vital that we make sure that people have better access to trusted and accurate news and that our regulated public service media is seen and heard in the fierce battle against mis and disinformation" Force platforms to push trustworthy news: www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/the-...

Yep, #VaccinesWork. Ignore the antivaxx cult. CDC’s chief blocked a covid vaccine study. Now it’s in a top medical journal. wapo.st/4aMg6rc "...vaccine reduced the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about half last winter."

‼️ Spoiler: Science BS. 👎 Tech titans are hacking their bodies for a longer life: www.nature.com/articles/d41... (Real) scientists fear "that anecdotal accounts by a few rich and famous tech titans could do more harm than good." “Science is not on n = 1." “It’s hubris from tech-bro people."

"Current research priorities include uncovering and countering the tactics of major misinformation spreaders, scaling up mitigation interventions, & addressing root causes of misinformation spread." 🚨 Misinformation research "critically important." www.jmir.org/2026/1/e104526 @jmirpub.bsky.social

Enjoyed chatting at CBC about our new study on sunscreen # misinformation on TikTok: journals.plos.org/digitalhealt... Worrisome finding: "...sunscreen misinformation ideas resonated among particular audiences." The harmful bunk gets lots of engagement!

Our new research in @plos.org shows how #sunscreen misinformation drives, on average, the high amounts of audience engagement. Great collab with @marcozenone.bsky.social @cherylepeters.bsky.social @caulfieldtim.bsky.social #health #cancer #skincare #wellness journals.plos.org/digitalhealt...