Health Misinformation
Trace a health claim to an authoritative source before sharing or acting.
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6 min readBefore you trust an AI news summary, check the primary source
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A chatbot will produce a personalized meal plan, sleep schedule, or workout program on request - confidently, and with no access to your body, history, or risk factors. A literacy checklist turns a wellbeing claim into a source check and a low-risk discussion point instead.
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Build an itinerary the model helped assemble but you verified — every opening hour, visa requirement, and connection margin checked against a primary source, with a fallback for anything that depends on something outside your control.
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7 min readBefore you act on an AI answer about HR policy, verify it
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6 min readBefore you act on AI-given local info, verify it
When a chat tool tells you a clinic's hours, an agency's required documents, or a shop's return policy, treat it as a starting point, not a fact — and verify on the official site or with a phone call before you act on it.
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7 min readTrace a viral claim before you share it
A viral post spreads faster than anyone can check it. A short source-trace method turns 'this sounds true' into a documented decision: share, share with context, or do not share - using AI to find sources, not to render a verdict.
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A fixed six-bias checklist and a counter-evidence requirement for auditing a decision you have already leaned toward — with a warning that the model auditing you is a biased participant, not a referee.
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7 min readHow to make AI disagree with you honestly
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