From Twitter’s resident Ob-gyn - looks like Tampongate is a hoax:

That is awfully long for a tampon and they usually don’t fall apart like that in liquid so quickly. That would be a design flaw. Also, no string is visible here. https://t.co/IFfPdgyWbw

— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) June 23, 2020

I just sacrificed the last of my morning coffee…this is what a tampon looks like after 5 minutes in coffee. You cannot stick a pen through it and even when ripped open it holds its shape surprisingly well. And it looks nothing like that picture. pic.twitter.com/p05MOZuhNf

— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) June 23, 2020