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John1956PA

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3. I have seen Fb remove MAGA lies. Now that guardrail is being eliminated.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:09 AM

Jan 2025

When is comes to MAGA lies, I am astounded at the extent that they are bought into by Fb members who have successful careers and who have many contacts in their communities. Without fact checking those MAGA lies for themselves, those gullible MAGA Fb members will blindly repost them.

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Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X [View all] Jose Garcia Jan 2025 OP

"free expression" - Lies and Conspiracy Theories. groundloop Jan 2025 #1

As if The Madcap Jan 2025 #2

I have seen Fb remove MAGA lies. Now that guardrail is being eliminated. John1956PA Jan 2025 #3

Yep....they did during Covid and kicked Trump off the site. Those days are long gone Bengus81 Jan 2025 #16

Translation: "The election was won by a RW bully, even all my money won't be enough to appease him, highplainsdem Jan 2025 #4

As long as people continue feeding the vermin, they will thrive. Don't blame zuckerberg, musk, bezos, etc. It is the JohnSJ Jan 2025 #5

Why can't we blame it on facebook? Is there an alternative where this crap isn't happening? n/t SupportSanity Jan 2025 #12

I get along quite well without social media thank-you. The fact is people are addicted to the sparing that occurs on JohnSJ Jan 2025 #13

BlueSky yankee87 Jan 2025 #15

Facts are for losers IronLionZion Jan 2025 #6

Reliance on social media for information can take us off the deep end HereForTheParty Jan 2025 #7

Sadly it already has. groundloop Jan 2025 #9

They censored this in October, and ignored an appeal. pnwmom Jan 2025 #8

Maybe marketing echo-chamber nonsense as "content" translates to advertising revenue. n/t BadgerKid Jan 2025 #10

K & R - This is for all those who need a reason to FINALLY QUIT FACEBOOK! FakeNoose Jan 2025 #11

I've never trusted Facebook - from the beginning. I never joined. SupportSanity Jan 2025 #14

Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #17

My Mom sent me a fb infographic with the headline "Mark Zuckerberg, Recipient of World's First Rat Penis Transplant, mahina Jan 2025 #18

Just Sad erpowers Jan 2025 #19

People lie and make shit up all the time on DU. Mosby Jan 2025 #22

Well the lying convicted felon is back in the WH. republianmushroom Jan 2025 #20

Community notes work. Mosby Jan 2025 #21