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‘Truth is not the goal.’ Facebook ‘news’ site admits to misleading 50,000 NC followers | Raleigh News & Observer

College students, Alec Baldwin or a Russian bot?

A Facebook page called North Carolina Breaking News describes itself as “satire/parody” that wants to help President Donald Trump win re-election this fall.

The page, which has garnered more than 50,000 followers since it was created Jan. 24, posts a mix of real and fake news. Now it has some people — including police in one North Carolina city — trying to parse fact from fiction.

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Source: ‘Truth is not the goal.’ Facebook ‘news’ site admits to misleading 50,000 NC followers | Raleigh News & Observer