I admire his enthusiasm, but "drowning out" quackery and medical misinformation with good information just doesn't work. wish him luck, but I wish he'd also talk to those of us who've been at just this thing for many years, like @MarkHoofnagle and others.https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/doctor-recruiting-doctors-to-fight-fake-health-info-on-social-media.html …
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Replying to @gorskon @MarkHoofnagle
I'm on the founding team of
@AHSM_org and we all knew to chat with veterans and experts in the arena prior to forming the organization. And we're actively seeking to collaborate with all healthcare professionals - those new to social media and those who've been at it for years.1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
Well if you’re seeking to combat vaccine and health disinfo, you haven’t been talking to the right people. Who are your scicomm experts? This is a field of academic study after all.
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I was wondering the very same thing, but refrained from coming right out and asking for the simple reason that I was more interested in whether this org is truly serious about combatting online medical misinformation and knew what it was getting into.
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We're more than serious. It isn't about "being influencers", it's about building a platform for those who already are experts in the area and increasing the outreach. And not just fighting misinformation...we can help with advocacy, lobbying, etc
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Replying to @AlokPatelMD @gorskon and
Are you in touch with
@Vaxyourfam , who have been doing this for years, too?2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
Yes, that's kind of my point. In the news story, Dr. Chiang said he was building an army of doctors in social media to drown out misinformation. Yet we already know that this is a tactic that does not work. That makes me wonder what sort of expertise the group has.
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