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The Difficulty of Dealing With Disinformation Online

A Washington Post story reported by Drew Harwell about a prominent social media account that purported to be a self-styled democratic activist. Under the name Erica Marsh, the account went viral by carving out extreme positions on the issues of the day. The account is now suspended, but while active get this one tweet published after the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision,. That tweet was viewed 27 million times and provided plenty of opportunities for I told you so outrage and virtue signaling from folks like Congressman Matt Gates.

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