“The quality of information about spiders in the world press is quite low – errors and sensationalism are developing,” said one of the researchers.
He and his colleagues collected all the data on spiders in the press representing 41 languages and 81 countries. The analysis showed that the level of sensation and misinformation dropped as journalists consulted a spider expert. This is good news as it indicates a solution to the problem has been found.
It is also stated that misinformation about spiders has many real consequences. Some of these cases resulted in school closures due to alarming responses to the false “widow infestation.”
Source: Ferra
