Do alcohol industry-funded organisations act to correct misinformation? A qualitative study of pregnancy and infant health content following independent analysis
Following independent public health analysis of their informational outputs, misinformation about pregnancy and infant health remains present on alcohol industry-funded websites. Warnings to the public to avoid alcohol industry-funded information sources should form an essential part of the global effort to tackle health misinformation.
Authors
- May CI van Schalkwyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2210-2289)
- Nason Maani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3398-0688)
- Gemma Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0199-859X)
- Mark Petticrew
- Chris Baker
Institutions
- University of Stirling (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Faculty of Public Health (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Globalization and Health
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-025-01125-4
- Primary Topic
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00