Cleaning the Medical Misinformation Mess

“Misinformation spreads quickly, and it’s hard to correct it in real time,” said Sing Palat, MD, CMD, at the start of the PALTC23 session “Managing Medical Misinformation: How to Address This Information Mess.” Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, agreed: “We are all vulnerable to misinformation, even those of us in this room. Information hunger makes us vulnerable. False information spreads faster and deeper than the truth. Repeat exposure is an effective strategy for spreading misinformation.”