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How to handle misinformation in family group chats

My family group chat has become a battleground over vaccine information and climate data and my mom keeps sharing things that seem false but I don't know how to correct her without starting World War III.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to protect loved ones from false information collides with the need to preserve family harmony and respect.

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