Exaggerations and Caveats in Press Releases and Health-Related Science News
Exaggerations and Caveats in Press Releases and Health-Related Science News
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Exaggerated or simplistic news is often blamed for adversely influencing public health. However, recent findings suggested many exaggerations were already present in university press releases, which scientists approve. Surprisingly, these exaggerations were not associated with more news coverage. Here we test whether these two controversial results...
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Exaggerations and Caveats in Press Releases and Health-Related Science News
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1850130220
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1850130220
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0168217
