Going viral: Health misinformation spreading on social media such as TikTok
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It’s hard to know what to believe when it comes to the barrage of health information and misinformation being shared on sites like TikTok. University of Alberta law professor and health policy expert Timothy Caulfield joins Global News at Noon to offer some advice.
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Going viral: Health misinformation spreading on social media such as TikTok
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