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New study finds many Americans are getting their health and wellness information from influencers.

Channel
ABC News
Published
May 8, 2026
BS Rank
91.6% percentile (606 of 7,171)
BS Score
93.22%
Analysis source
gemini

A new study finds many Americans are getting their health and wellness information from social media influencers.  ABC News Live breaks down the data — and Dr. Alok Patel says he’s “not surprised.”

A new study finds many Americans are getting their health and wellness information from social media influencers.

ABC News Live breaks down the data — and Dr. Alok Patel says he’s “not surprised.”

Top detected reasoning patterns

  • Hasty Generalization: 58%
  • Negativity Bias: 34.9%
  • Appeal to Authority: 34.3%
  • Availability Heuristic: 33.5%
  • Framing Effect: 16.9%
  • Post Hoc (False Cause): 15.8%

Topics

Video

Keywords

Youtube, Youtubecategory 25