To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
This video can not be played
Social media posts wrongly claiming that sunscreen causes cancer have been spreading widely online. And, as rates of skin cancer continue to rise, health experts worry that such baseless claims could discourage people from protecting themselves from harmful ultraviolet radiation. BBC Verify's Marco Silva reports.
Produced by Kevin Nguyen. Shot and edited by Tom Joyner. Graphics design by Leo Scutt-Richter.
Related topics
Skin cancer Follow Skin cancer close panel You are now following Skin cancer Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage .