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Why fake news plagues the e-cigarette debate

By Guy Bentley
Published February 6, 2017 5:52pm ET
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Why fake news plagues the e-cigarette debate
The demand for bad vaping news is insatiable both amongst hacks and anti-e-cigarette fanatics. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) | Rich Pedroncelli

Few areas of contentious debate suffer from as much fake or misleading news as e-cigarettes.

Journalists on the hunt for click-worthy headlines pounce on any study, review or op-ed allegedly showing some previously unknown harm from vaping.

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