Prince Harry said on Tuesday that the term “Megxit,” coined by the British press to describe his and Meghan’s decision to leave their royal duties, was a misogynistic term. Harry was speaking via video on a panel titled “The Internet Lie Machine,” hosted by the American technology and culture magazine “Wired”. He claimed the term exemplified online and media hatred.

“Maybe people know this and maybe they don’t, but the term Megxit was or is a misogynistic term, and it was created by a troll, amplified by royal correspondents, and it grew and grew and grew into mainstream media. But it began with a troll,” Harry said. He did not elaborate.

Last year, Harry and Meghan, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, relocated to California to live a more independent life. Part of the reason for their departure, according to Harry, was the British tabloid media’s racist treatment of Meghan, whose mother is black and whose father is white. 

According to a study published in October by social media analytics firm Bot Sentinel, 83 Twitter accounts were responsible for 70% of the hateful content and misinformation directed at Meghan and Harry.

Harry said on Tuesday, in reference to the study, that “perhaps the most disturbing part of this was the number of British journalists who were interacting with them and amplifying the lies. But they regurgitate these lies as truth.”  Since then, Harry and Meghan have campaigned against negativity on social media, which they claim is impacting people’s mental health. 

Harry described misinformation as a “global humanitarian crisis” on Tuesday.

Harry further mentioned his mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in Paris while being pursued by paparazzi and said, “I know the story all too well. I lost my mother to this self-manufactured rabidness, and obviously I’m determined not to lose the mother to my children to the same thing.”