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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Perrone

DARK SECRETS: Fda s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight - The Real Truth

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The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation.

It’s an unlikely role for the Food and Drug Administration, a sprawling, century-old bureaucracy that for decades directed most its communications toward doctors and corporations.

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