The misinformation war in Ukraine

Published: April 13, 2022, 9:30 p.m.

Today on \u201cPost Reports,\u201d the battle over misinformation on Facebook in Ukraine. Plus, how TikTok has created an alternative universe, just for Russia. 


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In Ukraine, Facebook fact-checkers are fighting a war on two fronts: racing to debunk propaganda about the war while also trying to survive it. Naomi Nix reports


With Russia cracking down on social media, the Chinese-owned company TikTok has managed to stay online there by banning all new content, even as loopholes let Russian propaganda through. Will Oremus says this basically means there\u2019s a special, censored TikTok just for users in Russia.


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