By BBC World Service
Published October 19, 2021 3:00pm
False information online has left one in five girls feeling physically unsafe, according to The Truth Gap, a new report by Plan International.
One in three say false information is affecting their mental health, leaving them feeling stressed, worried and anxious. Others reported concerns about bogus events advertised on social media placing them at physical risk, or unreliable medical advice that could harm their health.
Girls and young women from low and middle-income countries were more likely to be affected by unreliable or false information online, and twice as likely to have questioned whether to...