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Background Information
This ad is designed to scare people into not trusting medical information they find online. Are they attacking Google? It seems so.
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This is propaganda because
This is a Belgian medical public service message about the dangers of self-diagnosis using Google.

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    grace
    Fri, 12/11/2015 - 20:20
    grace
    knowing from my own experience of looking symptoms on google it is dangerous and it makes yourself more concerned about possibly nothing each day
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    Nerissa Edwards
    Mon, 04/18/2016 - 05:53
    Nerissa Edwards
    This is very accurate and I know that I have done this myself. It is easier for us to ask our computer than make a Dr. appointment. This is a great ad!
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    Myung Jin Hahn
    Wed, 04/20/2016 - 20:46
    Myung Jin Hahn
    Doctors are reliable but they're not always right. It's wise to have a list of questions and symptoms to ensure that a doctor can provide a proper diagnosis because I've seen doctors miss a ruptured appendix while finding the smallest tumour in the most obscure organ.
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    Joseph Peters
    Fri, 06/03/2016 - 20:32
    Joseph Peters
    Doctors go to school to be correct so if you think that a doctor isn't correct your wrong but it is true that you should have a list of questions for your
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    ericcom520
    Thu, 10/06/2016 - 04:30
    ericcom520
    This commercial opened my eyes to the fact that you cannot believe everything you see online. This company is helping people realize that it is important to see a doctor when something is wrong and not rely on the internet.
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    Abel Ortiz
    Tue, 11/08/2016 - 08:19
    Abel Ortiz
    I did not know if this is a really serious problem when people is looking for answers for their medical conditions in the internet and actually follow the advice of strangers or "medical experts". But if there are people doing that I feel it is a great campaign to warn and educate the public about the consequences of this.

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