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TikTok Sunscreen Misinformation Draws More Engagement, Study Finds

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Archyde A new study found that anti-sunscreen TikToks remain a minority, but they generate disproportionately high engagement and can drown out the core cancer-prevention message. The post TikTok Sunscreen Myths Are Winning Attention, Not the Science, Study Finds appeared first on Archyde.

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Bulos about sunscreen in TikTok are shared 119.9% more than the contents that recommend its use, according to an analysis of 971 videos published in PLOS Digit Health. Although only 6% of the videos criticized the protectors, those few clips grab twice the comments and ‘like’, distorting the perception of millions of people looking for skin care. Choosing an effective sunscreen is not a matter of fear, but of knowing how to read the label and ch…

Sunscreen has been a much-discussed topic on social media in recent years. On platforms like TikTok, it is presented as an indispensable part of a skincare routine, trends such as “sunscreen tattoos” emerge, and at the same time, claims circulate that the product is unnecessary or even harmful. Remarkably, it is precisely the videos containing misinformation that attract the most attention […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.…

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gciencia.com broke the news on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
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