Hey Democrats, ‘Disinformation’ Can Sort Itself Out

Facebook’s refusal to ‘fact-check’ political speech has the DNC up in arms.

Facebook recently stated that it will neither censor nor “fact-check” statements by politicians on their site. This is great for political speech but — apparently — unwelcome news to the leadership of at least one of the major political parties.

The Democratic National Committee slammed Facebook’s decision, arguing that “Trump has an utter disregard for the truth” and that “social media platforms have a responsibility to protect our democracy and counter disinformation online.”

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