The fierce attention directed at Lindsay Clancy's trial highlights risks of misinformation
Armchair lawyers at home, forensic analysts, psychiatrists, and medical professionals have delivered their two cents online about Lindsay Clancy, who is charged in the 2023 killing of her three children. Not all of it is factual. Scripps News photo
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While Lindsay Clancy is fighting murder charges and the jury remains deadlocked in a Massachusetts courtroom, social media is exploding.
Armchair lawyers at home, forensic analysts, psychiatrists, and medical professionals have taken over, throwing in their two cents about the case. Not all of it is factual.
"I can't believe what I'm seeing on some of these TikToks that are out there and some of the dangerous and reckless theories that I'm seeing," said crime podcast host Annie Elise.
But those videos are the ones getting noticed. The likes and comments are all racking up.
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