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A disturbing number of TikTok videos about autism include claims that are “patently false,” study finds (www.psypost.org)
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A disturbing number of TikTok videos about autism include claims that are “patently false,” study finds::A recent study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders found that a significant majority (73%) of informational videos on TikTok tagged with "#Autism" contain inaccurate or overgeneralized information about autism. Despite the prevalence of misinformation, these videos have amassed billions of views, highlighting the potential for widespread misconceptions about autism on the platform. ...

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's disturbed me for the last decade or two to see people increasingly posting YouTube videos as sources for information. I don't see how TikTok is any worse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Find me a better source of information on defense economics than Perun. He is considered the pinnacle unless you want to wade through multi-hundred long pages of heavily redacted DoD reports yourself.

The fact is, long-form YouTube content has the ability to be incredibly informative in a way that purely short-form TikToks cannot.