40K views · 407 reactions | "It's important that we all take responsibility for what we're sharing with our friends and family, even if we think we're helping when we do that." "It's important that we stop and double-check before we share." Our Deputy Editor Claire Milne was on ITV discussing the bad information circulating online about the new coronavirus | Full Fact | Facebook

How to spot fake science videos online ⁠ Science communicator @jamiebgall puts viral videos to the test and challenges us to separate science-fact from science-fake. Take this cat clip that supposedly uses infrared technology. For starters, infrared light can’t pass through windows, and that teddy bear wouldn’t give off heat. So next time you’re scrolling, don’t believe everything you see online.⁠ ⁠ ⁠New Scientist Live is the world’s greatest festival of ideas and discoveries. Everything you lov