'Facebook Groups Are Destroying America': Researcher On Misinformation Spread Online

Facebook groups are ripe targets for bad actors, for people who want to spread misleading, wrong or dangerous information. And in a recent opinion column in WIRED magazine, she and a co-author write that the company's so-called pivot to privacy, Facebook's promise to protect sensitive user information, did little to combat the spread of misinformation. Instead, Facebook encouraged users to join its groups, which are private pages for users with similar interests. We want to note here that Facebook is among NPR's recent financial supporters. Nina Jankowicz is here with us now.