Fake news

Health: How to untangle the true from the false?

Publié le 26 septembre 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Does fasting really help fight cancer? Is collagen really effective in fighting pain? The National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) helps you every day to decipher fake or deliberately biased information, contributing to disinformation, that circulates on the Internet and social networks in the field of health.

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Detox Channel

If disseminated en masse, fake news can affect discernment and influence public opinion in negative ways

To combat misinformation, Inserm is implementing a series to promote scientific discourse: Detox Channel. Here you will find short videos and tips to help you decode news and verify information circulating in the field of science and health.

This new campaign aims to encourage citizens to turn to scientific sources for information.

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Here are some examples of fake news covered in the Inserm series:

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