Multiple fact-checking organisations debunked the misinformation. But that did not nip it in the bud. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON – The hoax that rape was legal for a day was knocked down by fact-checkers two years ago. But it went viral again this year on TikTok, illustrating what researchers call “zombie” misinformation.
In one, a hulking bare-torsoed man appeared to sharpen an axe with a whetstone, warning troublemakers not to “touch anyone I know.” Multiple fact-checking organisations debunked the misinformation. But that did not nip it in the bud. Raising alarm about the return of “Rape Day” this year, TikTok users declared their intention to carry Tasers, handguns, and in one video, a firearm “with the safety off.”
“Sensational stories that prey on people’s innate fears and desires are always going to be fodder for misinformation, regardless of whether they have been debunked in the past,” Dr Sundar told AFP.
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