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FACT FOCUS: A story about a deadly TikTok boat-jumping challenge went viral. Then it fell apart

Por: ABC News Tech July 13, 2023

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As the July 4 holiday approached, a local news report in Alabama warned of a deadly challenge that involved jumping from a speeding boat.“Last six months we have had four drownings that were easily avoidable,” Jim Dennis, captain of the Childersburg Rescue Team, told the local ABC affiliate station in Birmingham, Alabama, in a story that aired July 3. “They were doing a TikTok challenge.”National and international news outlets snapped up... + full article



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