Overview

• Debbie Duncan says her family continues to face abuse and false claims online, including accusations that she killed her son.
• The coroner previously concluded that 19-year-old Jay Slater died in an accidental fall with no third-party involvement after going missing in Tenerife in June 2024.
• Her local MP, Sarah Smith, has launched a campaign backing a proposed ‘Jay’s Law’ to require tech platforms to remove malicious falsehoods targeting bereaved families.
• A new e-petition has been submitted to the House of Commons and will open for public signatures, according to supporters of the campaign.
• Channel 4’s The Disappearance of Jay Slater is set to air this weekend to challenge misinformation, as social platforms tell the BBC they remove content posing imminent harm but misleading videos persist.