A fleet of VORTEX2 vehicles tracks a supercell thunderstorm near Dumas. The blue-green color in the cloud is associated with large hail. Photo by NOAA on Unsplash [Download]

Fb overrides fact-checks when local weather science is opinion

Social community nonetheless has hassle separating "opinion" from disinformation.
Social network still has trouble separating "opinion" from disinformation.

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