Just the job... Harry finds some fake news!
PRINCE Harry has joined a think-tank examining fake news in the United States.
The British royal, 36, will take part in a six-month study from next month into how disinformation has sown discord and undermined faith in key institutions.
He will be one of 15 commissioners and three co-chairs at the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder.
He said: “The experience of today’s digital world has us inundated with an avalanche of misinformation, affecting our ability as individuals as well as societies to think clearly and truly understand the world we live in.
“I’m eager to join this new Aspen commission and look forward to working on a solution-oriented approach.”
The commission, funded by the founder of the Craigslist adverts website, Craig Newmark, follows controversy over lies told by former President Donald Trump, Russian efforts to twist the results of US elections and disputes over the partisan nature of US media. Harry and his wife Meghan have often criticised social media and reporting of their life by the British media. But they have faced accusations of making inaccurate or misleading statements themselves.
In their interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan claimed she and Harry got married three days before their official wedding – but their spokesman admitted that was untrue. The couple also said their baby Archie was denied a title and police protection. But police said he would have been protected and Buckingham Palace said the couple had chosen not to give Archie a courtesy title.
Harry’s new job comes a day after he revealed he was the new Chief Impact Officer for BetterUp, a personal growth and professional development company.