You may have assumed that the American College of Pediatricianswas a large professional organization, dispensing authoritative infor-mation to doctors and the general public. Actually, it’s a tiny splintergroup of conservative doctors
This is a great example of why you should always fact-check what you see. There are some articles and websites that seem believable but that doesn't always mean it's entirely true. Just how in this case it was a group of conservative doctors behind the website.
Inaworldofinformation abundance,attentionisourmostpreciousasset.
I agree with this quote because we do need to prioritize our attention to information that is credible and resourceful not just one that is misleading.
One of the most persistent genres of hoaxes on the internet hasbeen the death hoax.’ Britney Spears has been dying since at least2001.’ Assorted YouTube personalities “die” occasionallyas well.
I found this interesting because I've seen a conspiracy about hoaxes that have been told on the news and people say when the tv news talk about these hoaxes it is meant to be a distraction from something else that is going on in the real world.
Theconsequencesofgetting thingswrongranged fromadingonone’sreputationforminorindiscretionstooutright dismissalsformanglingthetruth.
I find it interesting how back then it was harder to give out misinformation to society cause then people would not start to believe you. Now things have changed dramatically since everyone has access to the internet and so many people can give out misinformation.