Posts falsely link bank failures with digital currency plan

Published on 16/03/2023 at 17:40

Social media posts claim the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and others is part of a plan to create a financial panic that allows authorities to implement a central bank digital currency (CBDC), enabling surveillance. This is false; experts say a digital coin plan would not prevent bank failures, and that any new system for consumers is years away.

Facebook posts falsely claim Thai army chief 'declared war on Myanmar'

Published on 17/03/2023 at 10:12

Offshore wind farms misleadingly blamed for whale deaths

Published on 10/03/2023 at 22:19