Explanation:
Why?
Many factors contribute to the presence of misleading health information but here are three reasons;
- Lack of trust in scientific processes: many do not trust scientists nor the processes they use to give medical advice.
- Inadequate amount or absence of accurate health information.
- Poor researching methods.
Who spread them?
In most cases, such misleading health information is often spread by non-specialists who do not have knowledge of medicine but are carried over by conspiracy theorists. Or they may be spread by medical scientists with limited research knowledge on the subject matter.
