FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

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FDA's own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

WASHINGTON — The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation.

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at a new health hazard: online misinformation. Under FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf the agency has begun using Instagram memes, YouTube video…

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinformation fight

FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf has spent the last year warning that growing “distortions and half-truths” surrounding vaccines and other medical products are now “a leading cause of death in America.”

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at a new health hazard: online...

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinformation fight

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at a new health hazard: online misinformation.