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Facebook's 'War Room' To Confront US Midterm Misinformation

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As part of its plans to avoid a repeat of the 2016 election, Facebook has set up a "war room" at its California headquarters. During the 2016 election, misinformation was rampant on the platform. CNN reports that the room is designed to bring leaders from the company's policy, legal, and security teams together . This as political campaigning ramps up in the final weeks before November's midterm elections.

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