{"id":357219,"date":"2023-06-07T13:20:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/?p=357219"},"modified":"2023-06-07T00:40:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T04:40:51","slug":"fdas-rumor-control-hub-encourages-public-to-snitch-on-misinformation-spreaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/2023\/06\/fdas-rumor-control-hub-encourages-public-to-snitch-on-misinformation-spreaders\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA\u2019s \u2018Rumor Control\u2019 Hub Encourages Public to \u2018Snitch\u2019 on \u2018Misinformation Spreaders\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., Childrens Health Defense<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\" The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched an updated \u201cRumor Control\u201d hub aimed at enlisting the public to help stop the spread of \u201cmisinformation,\u201d which the agency defined as \u201cfalse, inaccurate, or misleading \u2026 spreading intentionally and unintentionally.\u201d<\/p>\n

TRUTH LIVES on at\u00a0https:\/\/sgtreport.tv\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an updated \u201cRumor Control<\/a>\u201d hub aimed at enlisting the public to help stop the spread of \u201cmisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The updated webpage, first\u00a0launched in August 2022<\/a>, includes a new video that defines misinformation as information that is \u201cfalse, inaccurate, or misleading \u2026 spreading intentionally and unintentionally.\u201d<\/p>\n

The agency said its Rumor Control hub provides the public with tools to identify and report on \u201cmisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSome individuals and organizations promote opinions online disguised as fact,\u201d the FDA site says, adding that misinformation spreads \u201csix times faster than facts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The video warns that people may be misled by headlines or out-of-context statements, particularly when they are shared by a trusted person.<\/p>\n

But, according to the video, people can determine whether something is actually true by getting the information from three types of \u201cauthoritative\u201d sources that can be trusted to provide real facts: medical journals, a nonprofit \u201cfact checker<\/a>\u201d or a government website.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FDA is concerned \u2018health misinformation\u2019 is negatively impacting the public\u2019s health,\u201d the agency said. The FDA tweeted the video to promote the hub.<\/p>\n

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What’s the deal with misinformation?<\/p>\n

The growing spread of rumors, misinformation and disinformation about science, medicine, and the FDA, is putting patients and consumers at risk. We\u2019re here to provide the facts. https:\/\/t.co\/JcM10Oq5DY<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YN79GzwS4Q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. FDA (@US_FDA) May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n