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A disturbing number of TikTok videos about autism include claims that are “patently false,” study finds (www.psypost.org)
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A disturbing number of TikTok videos about autism include claims that are “patently false,” study finds::A recent study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders found that a significant majority (73%) of informational videos on TikTok tagged with "#Autism" contain inaccurate or overgeneralized information about autism. Despite the prevalence of misinformation, these videos have amassed billions of views, highlighting the potential for widespread misconceptions about autism on the platform. ...

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[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's Sturgeon's Law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law

[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

I feel Sturgeon's pain. Was just in an old book shop that had every genre imaginable including even cookbooks and weird old junk books about the paranormal and casting spells, trashy romance stuff, old historical records, all sorts of random crap. I asked if there were any science fiction or fantasy books. Owner of store: no we don't stock that stuff, we only stock things of literary value.

Alright buddy, geeze. Yeah no sicence fiction or fantasy of any literary value was ever written I guess.