If you search for “Hillary Clinton” and “health” on Google, you're likely to come up with some pretty terrifying stuff — and much of it is false. Photos of the 68-year-old Democratic presidential nominee apparently so weak that she has to be helped up a short flight of stairs by aides. Speculation that the head injury she suffered in 2012 is still affecting her. Documents purportedly summarizing visits to a medical provider for an unspecified illness.
Whether you think it's fair or not, Clinton's health is becoming an issue in the campaign and it's almost impossible for the average person to sort through the misinformation and fake information online to get to the real facts.
For the record, Clinton has released a letter from her personal physicians attesting to her good health and fitness to serve as president of the United States, should she be elected. (Clinton's Republican rival, Donald Trump, who appears to be healthy, has done the same, although the letter is highly unusual.)
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