Madonna's coronavirus Instagram post flagged for sharing 'false information'
Madonna's Instagram account has been flagged for spreading"False Information."'s account and then removed a post, after the artist sought to spread information.
The post, which was shared Tuesday, appeared blurred with a warning over the video:"False Information." Instagram removed it by Wednesday morning. "We’ve removed this video for making false claims about cures and prevention methods for COVID-19," Raki Wane, Instagram's policy communications manager, told USA TODAY in a statement."People who reacted to, commented on, or shared this video, will see messages directing them to authoritative information about the virus."
Before the post was taken down, text atop the video read:"Reviewed by independent fact-checkers." When users clicked the button"See Why," they were shown a list of falsehoods in Madonna's post. Instagram started working with third-party fact-checkers and flagging content for inaccuracies late last year, as part of the Facebook-owned social app's commitment,
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Madonna’s Instagram Post Flagged For Sharing Coronavirus MisinformationI am a breaking news reporter for Forbes in London, covering Europe and the U.S. Previously I was a news reporter for HuffPost UK, the Press Association and a night reporter at the Guardian. I studied Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics, where I was a writer and editor for one of the university’s global affairs magazines, the London Globalist. That led me to Goldsmiths, University of London, where I completed my M.A. in Journalism. Got a story? Get in touch at isabel.togohforbes.com, or follow me on Twitter bissieness. I look forward to hearing from you.
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