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Eric Topol Aug 15, 2023

On the 52 American doctors (Hall of Shame) who propagated Covid misinformation throughout the pandemic regarding vaccines, masks, promoting treatments without evidence, and conspiracy theories
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808358

Communication of COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media by Physicians in the US

This mixed-methods study investigates the types of COVID-19 misinformation that have been propagated through social media by US physicians.

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@erictopol “A total of 52 US physicians were identified as having communicated COVID-19 misinformation in the period assessed. All but 2 were or had been licensed to practice medicine in the US; the others were researchers. The 50 physicians who currently were or had been licensed represented 28 distinct medical specialties”
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