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Most U.S. doctors are quietly using this AI tool. Few patients know about it. | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 279 words · By NBC News
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Your doctor is probably using AI, even if they haven’t told you about it.

Propaganda risk 30%
Claims checked 5
Techniques found 2
Topics 4

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center83%
Right17%

6 sources compared across this story cluster. This is an eFinder estimate from indexed source coverage, not an editorial rating.

What happened

Your doctor is probably using AI, even if they haven’t told you about it.

Why it matters

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Common ground

Over the past two years, medical providers across America have quietly embraced a new AI tool called OpenEvidence to help them … Related storyboards

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 90%
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Fear 70% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to fear helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Over the past two years, medical providers across America have quietly embraced a new AI tool called OpenEvidence to help them …”
DISPUTED
The claim states providers have used the tool for the 'past two years'. However, Wikipedia and other sources state the company was founded in 2022. Sequoia Capital specifically mentions use 'in the roughly one year since' its launch, contradicting the 'two years' timeline.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. Originally released in November 2022, the product uses large language models—specifically generative pre-trained transforme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI Group PBC, doing business as OpenAI, is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is an American artificial intelligence company that develops a medical search engine used by physicians for clinical decision support. The company was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Dani…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEvidence
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Claim 2: “Harvard professor is making waves after suggesting the Centers for Disease Control are sending out contradicting messaging about the hantavirus”
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The claim is repeated across Flipboard cross-references, but there is no independent corroboration from the provided Wikipedia entries or other news organizations. The Wikipedia entries for the CDC and Harvard are general and do not mention this specific controversy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rochelle Paula Walensky (née Bersoff; born April 5, 1969) is an American physician-scientist who served as the 19th director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2021 to 2023 an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochelle_Walensky
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — President and Fellows of Harvard College v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al. is a lawsuit filed in April 2025 by the Harvard Corporation against the Trump administration o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_v._Department_of_Healt…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_an…
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Claim 3: “Twin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being fired”
SINGLE SOURCE
The claim is only supported by Flipboard cross-references. The Wikipedia results provided are irrelevant (referring to a football division, a plane, and a car), providing no independent verification of the event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1895–96 Scottish Second Division was won by Abercorn with Linthouse finishing bottom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1895–96_Scottish_Division_Two
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ilyushin Il-96 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-96) is a Russian four-engined long-haul wide-body jet airliner designed by Ilyushin in the former Soviet Union and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Produc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-96
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Saab 96 is an automobile manufactured and marketed by Swedish automaker Saab from 1960 to January 1980, replacing the Saab 93. The 96 featured aerodynamic two-door bodywork, four-passenger seating…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_96
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Claim 4: “Most U.S. doctors are quietly using this AI tool.”
MISLEADING
The claim states 'Most U.S. doctors' (implying >50%) are using the tool. However, the evidence from GV/LinkedIn states 'more than 40%' and Sequoia Capital states 'more than a quarter' (25%+). While significant, this does not constitute a majority ('most').
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenEvidence is an American artificial intelligence company that develops a medical search engine used by physicians for clinical decision support. The company was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Dani…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEvidence
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and focuses on AI safety. Anthropic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI Group PBC, doing business as OpenAI, is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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Claim 5: “Hantavirus patients land in Nebraska”
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The claim is only reported by Flipboard. The other search results are generic definitions of 'patient' and 'patience' and do not provide corroborating evidence of a hantavirus outbreak in Nebraska.
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web search NEUTRAL — Each year many hundreds of thousands of patients complain about the care they have received, and these complaints contain valuable information for any health services which want to learn about and imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 4, 2022 · In this article, we’ll make sure you never confuse patients and patience ever again by explaining the difference and providing examples of how they’re used in sentences.
https://www.dictionary.com/articles/patients-vs-patience
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web search NEUTRAL — ' Patients,' on the other hand, specifically refers to multiple people receiving medical care or treatment. While they are pronounced identically, these terms serve distinct roles in language—with pat…
https://www.grammarly.com/commonly-confused-words/patience-v…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.