There's a famous quote, often attributed to Mark Twain but more likely the brainchild of someone else, which says that a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on his shoes. The adage is even more applicable today thanks to technological advances which literally enable misinformation to spread around the globe at the speed of light.
While misinformation is typically something we see in the political sphere, we can also see it rear its ugly head in the technology world. A recent example surfaced earlier this month when a viral TikTok video claimed that iPhone devices equipped with Face ID were surreptitiously taking infrared photos of users every five seconds.
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Don’t worry, the scary iPhone conspiracy theory in this viral TikTok is 100% false originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 17 May 2021 at 16:27:59 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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