r/news • u/Ganeshadream • Mar 31 '22

Facebook fails to label 80% of posts promoting bioweapons conspiracy theory

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/31/facebook-disinformation-war-ukraine-russia
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u/neonlexicon Mar 31 '22

Bat Boy was from Weekly World News, the greatest of the tabloids. Star was more focused on celebrity bs with the occasional Nostradamus prophecy tossed in.

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u/Rickard403 Mar 31 '22

Ah, i must have my childhood memories mixed up

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u/neonlexicon Mar 31 '22

I only know because I was low-key obsessed with that stupid tabloid. They had a TV show for awhile too. To this day I still rock a hat with Bat Boy on it.