Who should police false online health claims? Younger adults blame their generation; older adults point to government, doctors and social media companies Devdiscourse | November 11, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/11/11/who-should-police-false-online-health-claims-younger-adults-blame-their-generation-older-adults-point-to-government-doctors-and-social-media-companies/ Ask Americans who should clean up false health claims online, and the answer depends a lot on their age and how much schooling they’ve had. Younger adults are more likely to put the burden on individual social media users, while older adults look to platforms, government, news outlets and doctors, as Devdiscourse reports.