Musk is allowing new medical misinformation to swarm X – and it could kill
The IndependentI nearly fell out of my chair when I saw this tweet: “If you are diabetic, cut all carbs. The more insulin you take the worse your diabetes becomes.” It all looks so reasonable, doesn’t it? Paul Sandells, a blogger and podcaster who’s known as “Diabetic Dad”, says: “If I don’t take insulin I’d be unwell within hours, hospitalised by the end of the day. We’ve already seen a wave of dangerous disinformation spread during cataclysmic events, such as Hurricane Milton; posts which, the America Red Cross warned, were hampering relief efforts and putting people’s lives at risk. Insulin disinformation could easily kill someone, especially in places where they’re weighing up the Hobson’s choice of heating a home or purchasing a life-saving treatment.
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