A study of 1,500 prostate cancer TikTok videos found 40% contained medical misinformation. I am going to put that out on social today with a clear message: do not stop using social media for health information, but know how to check it.
The human stories are real. The personal experiences are real. The medical claims - especially around treatments and supplements - are the ones that need checking.
I have been thinking about this community specifically. Most of you came here because you were looking for reliable information and found something commercial or confusing somewhere else first. That path - starting with a TikTok or a Facebook post and ending up somewhere more trustworthy - is how most health decisions actually happen now.
What has been your experience? Did you come across misinformation early on that you believed for a while? And what made you question it?