Former ESPN host Jemele Hill is opening up about what she believes is an "extremely dangerous" trend.
Hill, 50, was featured in an Awful Announcing story about the rise of fake quotes on social media. Fake quotes, attributed to prominent figures, often in media, will go viral on platforms like Facebook and X. They'll spark a lot of outrage - which they are intended do - and the owners of the page that shared the quote will profit off of them.
"The quotes are almost always racial, political or otherwise generally divisive in nature—obviously designed to enrage," Awful Announcing's Ellyn Briggs shared.
"Platforms, especially Meta, have offered little meaningful intervention to stop the spread of this fake content."
Hill, who spoke to Awful Announcing about the piece and growing issue, believes that it's an extremely dangerous trend.
The former ESPN star, who hosted the 6 p.m. E.T. SportsCenter before departing the company, believes that it needs to be stopped.
Hill warns of 'extremely dangerous' trend
Hill shared her reaction to the piece on X.
"I’m very happy that someone finally did this story. These completely fake quotes are extremely dangerous for a lot of reasons," she wrote.
"Among them, is that they actually put your safety at risk. I’ve received a number of threats and have even had to involve the police because of fake quotes posted online. I want the owners of these platforms to be more serious about stopping these attacks, but I think they will only understand the danger if we pursue legal action.
"Who’s down?"
Hill is seeking action.