Steven Bartlett teilt gesundheitsschädliche Fehlinformationen im Podcast „Diary of CEO“.

“ In the podcast, Dr Seyfried also suggested radiotherapy and chemotherapy only improved patients’ lifespan by one-to-two months, comparing modern cancer treatments to “medieval cures”. Mr Bartlett did not react to this claim. 

Cancer Research UK statistics show that UK cancer survival has doubled in the past 50 years. In the US, the cancer death rate has declined 33% since 1990, thanks to modern treatments. Dr Thomas Seyfried told us he “stands by the statements that he made in the interview”. 

The solutions these guests are offering are appealing to listeners as they feel tangible and come without the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs, says Prof Heidi Larson, an expert in public confidence in healthcare. “But they [the guests] are way overstretching. It sends people away from evidence-based medicine. They stop doing things that might have some side effects, even though it could save their life.” 

Cécile Simmons, from the Institute of Strategic Dialogue, a think tank specialising in disinformation research, believes this type of content can help to grow audiences. “Health-related clickbait content with scary titles does really well online with the algorithm amplifying that,” she said.”