Claims of causality in health news: a randomised trial
Abstract Background Misleading news claims can be detrimental to public health. We aimed to improve the alignment between causal claims and evidence, without losing news interest (counter to assumptions that news is not interested in communicating caution). Methods We tested two interventions in pre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1324-7 |