In this piece for The Atlantic, Natalie Gyenes and An Xiao Mina write about how online misinformation fuels the spread of diseases such as tooth decay, Ebola, and measles:
"Recent research found that Twitter bots were sharing content that contributed to positive sentiments about e-cigarettes. In West Africa, online health misinformation added to the Ebola death toll. In New South Wales, Australia, where the spread of conspiracy theories about water fluoridation run rampant, children suffering from tooth decay are hospitalized for mass extractions at higher rates than in regions where water fluoridation exists."
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