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Instagram Reels about Crohn’s disease are moderate in quality – with medical‑advice videos often containing misinformation – per study highlighting need for critical evaluation of social media health content

06.17.26 | PLOS
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Scrolling for science: Assessing the quality and accuracy of Crohn’s disease-related content on Instagram reels
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Instagram Reels about Crohn’s disease are moderate in quality – with medical‑advice videos often containing misinformation – per study highlighting need for critical evaluation of social media health content

Article URL : https://plos.io/3RHCdIO

Article title: Scrolling for science: Assessing the quality and accuracy of Crohn’s disease-related content on Instagram reels

Author countries: USA

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0350430

Scrolling for science: Assessing the quality and accuracy of Crohn’s disease-related content on Instagram reels

17-Jun-2026

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Communications Health and Medicine Mass Media Social Media Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0350430
Article Publication Date
2026-06-17
Article Title
Scrolling for science: Assessing the quality and accuracy of Crohn’s disease-related content on Instagram reels
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

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PLOS. (2026, June 17). Instagram Reels about Crohn’s disease are moderate in quality – with medical‑advice videos often containing misinformation – per study highlighting need for critical evaluation of social media health content. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDE0O908/instagram-reels-about-crohns-disease-are-moderate-in-quality-with-medicaladvice-videos-often-containing-misinformation-per-study-highlighting-need-for-critical-evaluation-of-social-media-health-conten.html
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"Instagram Reels about Crohn’s disease are moderate in quality – with medical‑advice videos often containing misinformation – per study highlighting need for critical evaluation of social media health content." Brightsurf News, Jun. 17 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDE0O908/instagram-reels-about-crohns-disease-are-moderate-in-quality-with-medicaladvice-videos-often-containing-misinformation-per-study-highlighting-need-for-critical-evaluation-of-social-media-health-conten.html.