CNET: Facebook says it won’t fact-check politicians’ posts

CNET: Facebook says it won’t fact-check politicians’ posts. “Facebook said Tuesday that its efforts to reduce false news and misinformation on the platform don’t apply to politicians. The company said it exempts politicians from its third-party fact-checking process and that that’s been the policy for more than a year.” This is utterly appalling.

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