“Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 May 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Google Bard, made available to all users as of 10 May 2023, functions exclusively in-browser and is not offered as downloadable software. The links embedded in these advertisements direct to malicious software, posing a risk of potentially compromising sensitive information on the systems where it’s installed
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 May 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 May 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/GGBardAI95/posts/pfbid0frvFM3acyviP7Lz8fTmrjxtjNtsBdJnvAGMJPZNQ7…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.