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Post metadata and caption and content text were extracted.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-ooi240090-7\"><jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Misinformation was judged by a 30-point scoring sheet based on clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus that was developed by 3 fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist\u2013head and neck surgeons. Readability was assessed using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Flesch Reading Ease, and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook scales. Quality was scored using the <jats:italic>JAMA<\/jats:italic> Benchmark Criteria.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-ooi240090-8\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After removing duplicates and irrelevant content, 71 unique posts from 68 unique accounts were included in the analysis. Business and practice accounts made up most of the account types (60 [84.5%]) compared with individual and personal accounts (11 [15.5%]). Most accounts (49 [69.0%]) were run by individuals who self-identified as health care practitioners, and 21 posts (29.6%) originated from accounts of individuals who self-identified as International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs). On average, the content corresponded to a ninth-grade reading level per Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level. Quality of posts as rated by the <jats:italic>JAMA<\/jats:italic> Benchmark Criteria corresponded to a median score of 3.0 (IQR, 2.0-4.0). Of the 71 posts, only 8 (11.3%) contained no misinformation. There was a significant difference in misinformation prevalence between accounts run by IBCLCs vs non-IBCLCs, with posts from IBCLCs less likely to contain over 50% misinformation (odds ratio, 0.22; 95% CI, 0.06-0.81), compared with posts from non-IBCLCs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-ooi240090-9\"><jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study found a high frequency of misinformation in social media content on ankyloglossia. Most content was generated by self-identified health care practitioners but not physicians. Furthermore, the grade level of the content reviewed was above that recommended for the public. 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