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@darth_tiktaalik@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 8 months ago

'It just exploded': Springfield woman claims she never meant to spark false rumors about Haitians

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'It just exploded': Springfield woman claims she never meant to spark false rumors about Haitians

www.nbcnews.com

@darth_tiktaalik@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 8 months ago
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The woman behind an early Facebook post that helped spark baseless rumors about Haitians eating pets told NBC News that she feels for the immigrant community.
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    She agreed with it enough to create a post about it and broadcast it to the entire Internet.

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      Well Zuckerberg and Musk would be at least partially to blame since their algorithms do a lot of the broadcasting.

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