Birdwatch Archive

Birdwatch Note

2023-05-30 15:25:59 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The children’s charity Mermaids are not legends but are associated with poor charitable practices, including being fined for patient data breaches, the appointment of a trustee with links to paedophile groups and an investigation ongoing looking at safeguarding failures. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2021/07/ico-fines-transgender-charity-for-data-protection-breach-exposing-sensitive-personal-data/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63137873.amp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63081644.amp

Written by E0CDF87851C0605778C4D87146C8976C94A5C5880ED6A0BC7A8C5E1A6C5DBD74
Participant Details

All Information

• ID - 1663567439685369856
• noteId - 1663567439685369856
• participantId -
• noteAuthorParticipantId - E0CDF87851C0605778C4D87146C8976C94A5C5880ED6A0BC7A8C5E1A6C5DBD74 Participant Details
• createdAtMillis - 1685460359866
• tweetId - 1663489437668462593
• classification - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
• believable -
• harmful -
• validationDifficulty -
• misleadingOther - 0
• misleadingFactualError - 0
• misleadingManipulatedMedia - 0
• misleadingOutdatedInformation - 0
• misleadingMissingImportantContext - 1
• misleadingUnverifiedClaimAsFact - 1
• misleadingSatire - 0
• notMisleadingOther - 0
• notMisleadingFactuallyCorrect - 0
• notMisleadingOutdatedButNotWhenWritten - 0
• notMisleadingClearlySatire - 0
• notMisleadingPersonalOpinion - 0
• trustworthySources - 1
• summary
• The children’s charity Mermaids are not legends but are associated with poor charitable practices, including being fined for patient data breaches, the appointment of a trustee with links to paedophile groups and an investigation ongoing looking at safeguarding failures. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2021/07/ico-fines-transgender-charity-for-data-protection-breach-exposing-sensitive-personal-data/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63137873.amp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63081644.amp