Fraudulent information about health on the internet

The transmission of fraudulent or misleading information on health through the internet is a major problem. Librarians must intervene to curb the scourge, using the tools of our profession: the tendency and ability to analyze sources of information, easy access to reliable sources and the obligation to train users. These resources are reasons enough for us to intervene as part of our duty to provide media, evaluation criteria, tutorials, etc. that develop users' capacity to recognize false information. Some performance measures are proposed and useful web links to verify or evaluate the veracity of certain information are suggested.