Maurizio De Giovanni warns against health fake news

Writer Maurizio De Giovanni spoke at the second Health Journalism Forum held at the Cardarelli Hospital in Naples. During his monologue, ‘The value of storytelling in the perception of health’, he discussed how personal narratives shape the experience of illness, care, and human fragility.

De Giovanni emphasized the importance of fostering awareness rather than exploiting fear or stress. He characterized the spread of medical fake news and false cures as “one of the most shady, criminal, and horrible” practices, noting that such misinformation exploits people's hope for personal gain.