Tiktok is a leading platform where influencers and tik tokers share mental health information and diet tips but according to news articles almost half of the information on tiktok is either fake or either for personal reach and followers.
Details: Many influencers on tiktok share their personal experiences on tiktok which is quite dangerous because half of the time the information is misleading or either fake. They aren’t even health professionals to give health tips to people.
Many health professionals recommended tiktok to take serious action against fake information because it can cause serious effects and can lead to panic conditions among people.
Products: Many of the times the paid products aren’t verified. Influencers are selling those because of followers and likes. They don’t understand if many people follow them or they will do what they are seeing on social media. Teen-agers have easy access to tiktok and they can get affected by these fake commercials. If you see any fake content or misleading information report it to tiktok on their community guild line’s.
You can also restrict fake information on your account. Tiktok strongly prohibits fake information , self harm , bullying and adult content.
Many influencers promote skin care products, hair oils and even weight loss supplements as part of their PR promotion but in many times the information is misleading or either the source is fake. They don’t use such products in their daily life but recommend people to use such products as part of business.
Some influencers recommend medical health advice to their viewers without even proper guidelines and sometimes they aren’t even aware of side effects. Many videos claim eating specific food, oil or medicine can treat your diseases like cancer, heart diseases and cholesterol levels of the body.
A video in tiktok suggests use of specific medicine can help in weight loss. This information is misleading as doctors themselves don’t prescribe medicines if their patients can lose weight through exercise, change in diet or through gym.
For instance if medicine works it will lead to many long term bad effects which people aren’t aware of. Some videos in tiktok claim that by using antidepressants depression can be cured in thirty minutes . This information is fake as doctors themselves never said a thing like this. Many videos spread fake information on issues of vaccine just to stop people from getting vaccinated before knowing how important vaccines role in disease prevention.
How to prevent fake tiktok videos:
● Consult with health care professional before using any medicine prescribed on social media
● Don’t compare you body with anyone’s you see on social media
● Try to report fake content on tiktok community guidelines and restrict false information
● Verify every information before trusting it because many of the times the information is either fake , incomplete or either misleading.
Tiktok is the leading platform where many people sell their products online and many hire micro influencers to promote their products. We should always cross-check every information before trusting it blindly. Never use any supplement suggested online. Always concerned with a doctor or a nearby healthcare professional.
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