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Adam Kucharski, using viral epidemiology to combat fake news

Adam Kucharski, using viral epidemiology to combat fake news

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Adam Kucharski, using viral epidemiology to combat fake news

FromThe BMJ Podcast

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hydroxychloroquine is in the news again - as Trump and some news organisations are pushing it as a treatment, despite evidence (published in The BMJ) showing it lacks efficacy, and has a load of potential negative effects - including arrhythmias.

We know that kind of information spreads online - particularly through social media, but how does it do that?

In this podcast we talk to Adam Kucharski, and epidemiologist from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who has used disease modelling tools to look at fake news spread, and has some ideas about creating an online social distance.

For more covid coverage www.bmj.com/coronavirus
Released:
May 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.