Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Threats Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack

A ProPublica/Washington Post analysis provides the clearest evidence yet that the social media giant played a critical role in spreading lies that fomented the violence.

by Craig Silverman, ProPublica, Craig Timberg, The Washington Post, Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Jeremy B. Merrill, The Washington Post, Jan. 4, 2022, 8 a.m. EST