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Facebook Evicts PragerU from Normal Public Visibility, Claiming 'Repeated Sharing of False News'

Facebook has buried the web page of Conservative non-profit crew PragerU and "reduced distribution" of its posts claiming that PragerU has engaged in "repeated sharing of false news." The determination comes at the heels of a truth test of a PragerU video about polar bears by way of Facebook third-party fact-checker Climate Feedback.
Facebook has buried the page of Conservative non-profit group PragerU and "reduced distribution" of its posts claiming that PragerU has engaged in "repeated sharing of false news." The decision comes on the heels of a fact check of a PragerU video about polar bears by Facebook third-party fact-checker Climate Feedback.

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