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Report: Facebook’s misinformation checks on Georgia runoff are failing | Axios

Misinformation is proliferating on Facebook about January’s Senate election in Georgia despite the company’s stated plans to keep conspiracy theories and falsehoods around the runoffs at bay, a new report from nonprofit human-rights group Avaaz finds.

Why it matters: The Georgia runoffs are a huge test for the fact-checking and labeling abilities of Facebook and other social media companies, as President Trump and his allies continue to spread false theories about voter fraud.

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Source: Report: Facebook’s misinformation checks on Georgia runoff are failing | Axios