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Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news (english.elpais.com)
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[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago

I'm convinced those who want to be fearful of things will immediately latch onto a new source of misinformation.

This isn't to say Facebook is good, or that we shouldn't try to have stronger punishment for misinformation that leads to public harm, just that "people are dumb, panicky dangerous animals"