Doctor harassed over viral fake tweet: spotting the red flags
AFP, 28 Apr 2023
In January, an intensive care doctor based in the US state of Florida was "shocked" to see what looked like a tweet going viral with her name and photo attached to it.
The text, which Dr Natalie Solenkova says she "can't imagine any physician writing", was about Covid-19 vaccines and was discussed on one of the most popular podcasts in the US before it was finally debunked.
One of AFP's Washington-based journalists explains ways to verify whether a social media post may be real or fake.
The text, which Dr Natalie Solenkova says she "can't imagine any physician writing", was about Covid-19 vaccines and was discussed on one of the most popular podcasts in the US before it was finally debunked.
One of AFP's Washington-based journalists explains ways to verify whether a social media post may be real or fake.
