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'A Systemic Failure': Vaccine Misinformation Remains Rampant on Facebook, Experts Say

July 21, 2021

Kari Paul, The Guardian

Misinformation “superspreader” accounts are still active even as vaccination rates flag and cases rise in the United States.

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The move will let misinformation flourish.
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Meta is ending its eight-year partnership with independent American journalists, including PolitiFact, to identify false information and hoaxes on its platforms.