Misinformation is Present in Popular Social Media Content About Melanoma
We evaluated high-engagement melanoma-related content circulating on social media and compared media articles with peer-reviewed journal articles using a validated cancer expert assessment tool. Misinformation was identified in approximately one-quarter of media articles, while none of the peer-reviewed journal articles contained misinformation or harmful information.
Authors
- Goran Micevic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0329-1053)
- R. Richmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8996-5324)
- Michal Kidacki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3279-5974)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Published
- 2026-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llag181
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00