Facebook's reluctance to fact-check conspiracy theories is based on an outdated "backfire" theory; experiments show fact-checks and debunkings are effective (Wired)

Wired:
Facebook's reluctance to fact-check conspiracy theories is based on an outdated “backfire” theory; experiments show fact-checks and debunkings are effective  —  The biggest social network in the world has the wrong idea for how to fight Covid-19 conspiracies.

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