Facebook saw a dramatic spike of 3,500 interactions with “abortion reversal pill” content on June 24 — the day of the Supreme Court's decision on <i>Dobbs v. Jackson</i> — up from 20 interactions on June 23, according to data compiled using CrowdTangle, a social media analysis tool. | George Frey/Getty Images
By Rebecca Kern and Ruth Reader
08/20/2022 07:00 AM EDT
Social media companies are grappling with a flood of misinformation on an unexpected topic since Roe v. Wade was overturned: Posts promoting “abortion reversal pills.”
The dangerous and unproven treatment is being touted as a way for a pregnant person to halt a medication abortion before it can take effect. And while claims about these pills have existed on social media for years, they’re now skyrocketing — and getting a lot more traction with users.
A POLITICO analysis of abortion-reversal content across the major social media platforms showed engagement — such as liking, reposting or commenting — increased significantly after the Dobbs decision. Facebook, for example, saw a dramatic spike of 3,500 interactions with “abortion reversal pill” content on June 24 — the day of the Supreme Court decision — up from 20 interactions on June 23, according to data compiled using CrowdTangle, a social media analysis tool.
This type of content falls into a gray area in many social media platforms’ policies about how to handle misinformation — one where definitive research doesn’t exist and the level of danger is...
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