Judd Legum

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

4. Weeks after publication, one of Facebook's fact-checkers debunked the article (in German.) But by that time the article was republished or excerpted by 29 other websites. Those websites generated another 4.7 million views and none were fact-checked https://t.co/ILwxXgZUMN — PolitiTweet.org

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3. In the context of a pandemic, this kind of disinformation is particularly dangerous. An article by RFK Jr. falsely claiming Bill Gates was sneaking a "sterilization formula" into vaccines generated 3.6 million views. https://t.co/ILwxXgZUMN — PolitiTweet.org

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5. It's about scale. Facebook is doing a lot to try to combat COVID-19 misinformation but when billions of people are posting every day, it's not nearly enough. It's too big not to fail. For more accountability journalism, sign up for my newsletter --> https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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