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    Inside Facebook's 'war room' is a battle for public trust

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    Jamie Rigg
    Jamie Rigg
    10.18.2018

    The internet has a misinformation problem. Symptoms include fake news, election interference, hate speech, trolling -- it goes by many names. It's become increasingly clear over the past few years that social media platforms should bear some responsibility for policing what's shared on them. None more so than Facebook. For many, it's the front page of the internet. The place they go to like friends' baby pictures, watch viral videos and read the news. Facebook's doing its part to tackle misinformation, and talking about what it's doing to tackle misinformation even more. And so today, we're hearing more about the 'war room.'