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Misinformation spreads on Facebook just weeks ahead of Georgia runoff elections

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The U.S. election season isn’t over yet. With two runoff elections in Georgia deciding which party has control of the Senate, all eyes are now on the state.

Unfortunately, that includes nefarious actors and misinformation spreaders.

A new study by the nonprofit activist organization Avaaz found that Facebook is currently failing at curbing the spread of falsehoods attempting to influence the outcome of these very important elections.

Avaaz looked at 204 different Facebook posts,…

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Written by: Matt Binder


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