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Flagging claims about cancer treatment on social media as potentially false might help reduce spreading of misinformation, per online experiment with 1,051 US adults

02.25.26 | PLOS

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Intervening and reducing sharing of false cancer treatments on social media: Online experiment
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Flagging claims about cancer treatment on social media as potentially false might help reduce spreading of misinformation, per online experiment with 1,051 US adults

Article URL : https://plos.io/4cccZdV

Article title: Intervening and reducing sharing of false cancer treatments on social media: Online experiment

Author countries: U.S.

Funding: This work was supported by a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Developmental Award which is supported in part by P30 CA016086 Cancer Center Core Support Grant.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0341907

Intervening and reducing sharing of false cancer treatments on social media: Online experiment

25-Feb-2026

The authors have no competing interest to declare.

Keywords

Cancer Communications Diseases and Disorders Health and Medicine Mass Media Social Media Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0341907
Article Publication Date
2026-02-25
Article Title
Intervening and reducing sharing of false cancer treatments on social media: Online experiment
COI Statement
The authors have no competing interest to declare.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2026, February 25). Flagging claims about cancer treatment on social media as potentially false might help reduce spreading of misinformation, per online experiment with 1,051 US adults. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X5DRNO1/flagging-claims-about-cancer-treatment-on-social-media-as-potentially-false-might-help-reduce-spreading-of-misinformation-per-online-experiment-with-1051-us-adults.html
MLA:
"Flagging claims about cancer treatment on social media as potentially false might help reduce spreading of misinformation, per online experiment with 1,051 US adults." Brightsurf News, Feb. 25 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X5DRNO1/flagging-claims-about-cancer-treatment-on-social-media-as-potentially-false-might-help-reduce-spreading-of-misinformation-per-online-experiment-with-1051-us-adults.html.