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Analysis of tweets discussing the risk of Mpox among children and young people in school (May-October 2022): a retrospective observational study.

Benjamin KnudsenTracy Beth HøegVinay Prasad
Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2024)
Credentialed Twitter users were 4.6 times more likely to tweet inaccurate than accurate messages. We also demonstrated how incorrect tweets can be quickly amplified by retweets and popular accounts. In the case of Mpox in children and young people, incorrect information always exaggerated risks.
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