关于干细胞及干细胞研究的虚假新闻报道。
Fake news portrayals of stem cells and stem cell research.
作者信息
Marcon Alessandro R, Murdoch Blake, Caulfield Timothy
机构信息
Health Law Institute, Office 468, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, 111 89 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H5, Canada.
出版信息
Regen Med. 2017 Oct;12(7):765-775. doi: 10.2217/rme-2017-0060. Epub 2017 Nov 8.
AIM
This study examines how stem cells and stem cell research are portrayed on websites deemed to be purveyors of distorted and dubious information.
METHODS
Content analysis was conducted on 224 articles from 2015 to 2016, compiled by searching with the keywords 'stem cell(s)' on a list of websites flagged for containing either 'fake' or 'junk science' news.
RESULTS
Articles contained various exaggerated positive and negative claims about stem cells and stem cell science, health and science related conspiracy theories, and statements promoting fear and mistrust of conventional medicine.
CONCLUSION
Findings demonstrate the existence of organized misinformation networks, which may lead the public away from accurate information and facilitate a polarization of public discourse.
目的
本研究考察干细胞及干细胞研究在那些被认为是虚假和可疑信息传播者的网站上是如何被呈现的。
方法
对2015年至2016年的224篇文章进行内容分析，这些文章是通过在一系列被标记为包含“虚假”或“垃圾科学”新闻的网站上用关键词“干细胞”进行搜索汇编而成的。
结果
文章包含了关于干细胞及干细胞科学的各种夸大的正面和负面说法、与健康和科学相关的阴谋论，以及宣扬对传统医学的恐惧和不信任的言论。
结论
研究结果表明存在有组织的错误信息网络，这可能会使公众远离准确信息，并促使公众话语两极分化。
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