Social media bots often tweet fake health claims about cannabis

Friday, December 20, 2019 - 11:00 in Psychology & Sociology

AUSC analysis of tens of thousands of cannabis-related posts on Twitter found that social bots regularly perpetuated bogus health claims on the platform, illustrating how false statements may drown out solid science on social media. The study appears today in the American Journal of Public Health. “We’re in a period of time where these misleading messages … Continue reading Social media bots often tweet fake health claims about cannabis

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