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TikTok is flooded with health myths. These creators are pushing back

Rina Raphael
New York Times·
13 mins to read
TikTok is flooded with health myths. These creators are pushing back
A growing cohort of scientists, physicians, health care professionals and academics are debunking health misinformation on TikTok. Photo / Shira Inbar, The New York Times

Meet the medical experts fighting bogus science, one "stitch" at a time.

"I'm willing to bet you know at least one girl that's using steroids every single day," starts a young man in a TikTok video.

He stares into the camera, continuing his big, yet notably false, reveal: "One in

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