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Facebook Tamped Down on Hoax Sites, But Polarization Thrives

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Facebook Tamped Down on Hoax Sites, But Polarization ThrivesYourNewsWire is still publishing. In the case of YourNewsWire, at least, Facebook has delivered on its promises in time for the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday. “In many ways, they’re an ideal test example in at least the limited scope of what Facebook said they wanted to do — to see blatantly false news debunked, and reduce its reach,’’ said Alexios Mantzarlis, who leads the International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute.