The Right's Wildfire Lies Spread Faster Than the Flames
As Los Angeles burns, Trump and his allies are exploiting tragedy to push their favorite grievances about "diversity" and water management.
Days into devastating wildfires that have already killed five people and destroyed over a thousand buildings in Los Angeles, the right-wing misinformation machine is running at full speed. And thanks to Meta's conveniently timed announcement that they're ditching fact-checking, these lies are spreading unchecked across Facebook and Instagram. And natura…
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