“We’ve been engaging with Facebook leadership behind the scenes to share expertise and input on developing meaningful solutions. Media Matters will serve as their partner," the group said of its work with Facebook and other social media companies.
"Media Matters is retooling its mission to place greater emphasis on “fake news,” a loosely defined category of misinformation that has been invoked to attack everything from Russian propaganda efforts to political blogs deemed factually dubious.
"In his speech last weekend, founder David Brock blamed “fake news,” among other maladies, for the November loss of his preferred presidential candidate, Democrat Hillary Clinton."
Note: Time for Brock to fess up on what he means by "other maladies!"'
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“We’ve been engaging with Facebook leadership behind the scenes to share expertise and input on developing meaningful solutions. Media Matters will serve as their partner," the group said of its work with Facebook and other social media companies.
"Media Matters is retooling its mission to place greater emphasis on “fake news,” a loosely defined category of misinformation that has been invoked to attack everything from Russian propaganda efforts to political blogs deemed factually dubious.
"In his speech last weekend, founder David Brock blamed “fake news,” among other maladies, for the November loss of his preferred presidential candidate, Democrat Hillary Clinton."
Note: Time for Brock to fess up on what he means by "other maladies!"'