A different ‘super spreader’: Facebook struggles with election disinfo

Unproven allegations of fraud from multiple ‘super-spreader’ accounts have been ‘liked’, commented on and shared more than 77 million times since Nov 3, according to a study from Avaaz. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: The US presidential election is finished: votes cast, the transition – though delayed – begun.

But on Facebook, the fight against election misinformation continues, thanks to “super spreaders” – accounts that disseminate rumours and fabrications, falsely spreading the idea that the 2020 election was beset by organised, extensive fraud by the Democratic Party.