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# FFS Show 41: The rise of Dr. Google
- URL: https://www.theferret.scot/ffs-show-41-the-rise-of-dr-google/
- Published: 2022-10-26T14:16:23.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-17T22:46:14.000Z
- Author: Ferret Journalists
- Tags: Fact Checks, #davesutton2gmail-com, Podcast, Canada, Google, Liz Truss, Simon Fraser University, Taleen Ashekian, The FFS Show, Vancouver, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-10-15 12:08, #older_unmetered

**Have you ever searched for your health symptoms on Google and freaked yourself out? That’s the topic of today’s FFS Show podcast interview.**

Ali spoke to health researcher [Taleen Ashekian](https://theconversation.com/profiles/taleen-lara-ashekian-1288757?ref=theferret.scot) from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, about the increasing use of Dr. Google and a phenomenon called ‘cyberchondria’.

Ali and Paul also look at a claim about what Liz Truss will be entitled to after leaving her six-week stint as prime minister.

[![google](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2d/e2/2de2844d-80a7-4c7b-8025-6f1f39724aa6/content/images/2025/10/screenshot-2022-10-26-151144.png)](https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8ecd1300-ea4d-4567-aa04-1727f452e813?ref=theferret.scot)

Listen to [episode 41 of The FFS Show podcast here.](https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8ecd1300-ea4d-4567-aa04-1727f452e813?ref=theferret.scot)

#### Show notes:

- The article on Taleen’s [research is here](https://theconversation.com/the-rise-of-dr-google-the-risks-of-self-diagnosis-and-searching-symptoms-online-180278?ref=theferret.scot).
- Our fact check on Liz Truss’ [post-power allowance is here](https://www.theferret.scot/liz-truss-115000-allowance-prime-minister-true/).

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*Cover photo thanks to Andrew Neel*