Prince Harry has spoken out against misinformation in the media and called out those who termed his and wife Meghan Markle's exit from the royal family as 'Megxit'.
Harry took part in Wired magazine's RE:WIRED virtual summit in New York City, joining the 'Internet Lie Machine' panel discussion alongside Renée DiResta of the Stanford Internet Observatory and Rashad Robinson of Color of Change.
"Misinformation is a global humanitarian crisis," said Harry. The Prince and his wife Meghan Markle quit royal duties in January 2020 and moved to the US. Their leaving the UK was widely termed as 'Megxit'.
"The term 'Megxit' was or is a misogynistic term that was created by a troll, amplified by world correspondents, and it grew and grew and grew onto mainstream media. But it began with a troll," he said.
Harry also spoke about his personal history with the media and misinformation." I felt it personally over the years, and I'm now watching it happen globally affecting everyone, not just America, literally everyone around the world," he said adding, "I learned from a very early age that the incentives of publishing are not necessarily aligned with the incentives of the truth." (Agencies)
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