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    Don't trust all of those health articles you see in your Facebook feed

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    AJ Dellinger
    AJ Dellinger
    02.04.2019

    Facebook's battle with fake news stories goes beyond the world of politics. According to fact-checking site Health Feedback, seven of the 10 most shared health stories on Facebook in 2018 contained false or misleading information. The top 100 stories fared slightly better, but stories with misinformation were shared 12.3 million times. Well-sourced and accurate stories were shared 11 million times.