As protests spread, misinformation in Facebook Groups tears small towns apart

There’s an outsider in town. Charlie Farnsworth and his neighbors are sure of it. Something strange is happening. Cars won't start, appliances stop working. A local boy tells the group that aliens must be responsible. Everyone in town panics. Charlie notices a strange, shadowy figure approaching in the distance. It must be the extraterrestrial. Charlie picks up his shotgun and fires.  That’s the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” which originally aired in March 1960. Fast-forward to 2020, throw in some social media, and you basically have Facebook Groups. In Facebook Groups, where locals in suburbs and small towns across America hang out, news is spreading about paid antifa agitators being bussed into their community and bringing protests, looting, and rioting along with them. Read more...More about Facebook, Black Lives Matter, Facebook Groups, Misinformation, and Nextdoor