The feminine hygiene brand behind a vaginal ‘cleanser’ has received backlash after promising to leave users with a ‘happy, healthy little bajingo.’ A woman, believed to be from the UK, shared a snap of the ‘aloe-based cleanser’ by Goodwipes on Twitter, alongside the description of the £3.60 ‘down there wash,’ which is pH-balanced with calendula and sage, … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has warned against ‘rumours and misinformation’ on social media about coronavirus jabs. Prince William, 38, also urged people to keep on taking the Covid-19 vaccination so ‘younger generations’ will feel ‘it’s really important for them to have it,’ as he and Kate Middleton, 39, talked by video call with two clinically vulnerable … Read more
Facebook will crack down on ‘misinformation’ about Covid-19, including claims that coronavirus was man-made, the tech giant has announced, sparking freedom of speech fears. The news comes despite the outbreak’s source still not being identified, and after WHO scientists researching the origins of Covid in China said it is ‘extremely unlikely’ the virus leaked from a lab. … Read more
Online misinformation about the presidential election plummeted after President Donald Trump was suspended from Twitter and several other social media platforms. Claims of election fraud dropped 73 percent after the ban, according to a new report from research firm Zignal Labs, from 2.5 million mentions to 688,000. The fastest and biggest decline was on Twitter, … Read more
Twitter has added a new feature to combat claims that voting by mail is unsafe and a security risk. The social media firm is placing a banner at the top of users’ feeds that preemptively debunks to topic and provides people with ‘factual information.’ ‘With so many more people voting by mail and potentially delayed … Read more
Go Viral! Cambridge University and UK Government release an online game designed to teach people to spot fake Covid-19 news on social media The game puts players in the shoes of someone who shares misinformation They are encouraged to ‘post’ increasingly elaborate messages about Covid-19 Researchers say it can help to demystify the tools used to manipulate … Read more
US President Donald Trump has been the world’s biggest driver of Covid-19 misinformation during the pandemic, a study from Cornell University said Thursday. A team from the Cornell Alliance for Science evaluated 38 million articles published by English-language, traditional media worldwide between January 1 and May 26 of this year. They found that his false … Read more
Facebook is defending a recent update to Messenger that limits the number of times a message can be forwarded. Users can now only forward a message a maximum of five times, as the firm aims to tamp down on misinformation campaigns – especially about the presidential election and coronavirus pandemic. If a user is warned … Read more
Disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans is convinced that Facebook has ‘shadow-banned’ his account after his engagement levels dropped dramatically this month. The former My Kitchen Rules judge, who was sacked from Channel Seven earlier this year for his dangerous and unscientific views, told fans last week that his ‘reach is disappearing by the day’. He believes … Read more
Facebook has come under fire recently for allowing medical misinformation to run rampant on its platform and a new report finds it may be worse than previously believed. Non-profit group Avaaz found 84 percent of posts with false claims and advice have gone unlabeled to warn users of the misleading content. Not only did Facebook’s … Read more