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2024-10-04 14:28:33 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7AECBDF52EF65F91CE36324D7F76DD012EE857C1DD1BC8A7DCAFBF3AC5A3F81F
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For several years, false claims that Meghan Markle used a prosthetic to fake her pregnancies have spread widely online. However, reliable sources say that these claims are false: - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harry-meghan-surrogate-pregnancy/ - https://www.wired.com/story/the-internet-does-not-believe-you-are-pregnant/ - https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/trolls-cast-doubt-on-meghans-pregnancy-gztfkd26v - https://www.vice.com/en/article/akepvk/meghan-markle-fake-pregnancy-conspiracies - https://news.sky.com/story/trolling-of-meghan-how-duchess-is-abused-over-race-and-pregnancy-11696606 - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/07/fake-pregnancy-celebrity-theories-benedict-cumberbacth-babygate/614089/ There is a substantial profit motive for spreading these claims: - https://www.codastory.com/disinformation/information-war/harry-and-meghan-netflix-documentary-disinformation/ - https://www.ibtimes.com/monetized-hate-campaign-against-meghan-markle-348-million-youtube-earnings-exposed-3378488
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