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The Wall Street Journal’s latest report on the alleged Facebook scandal is a case study in the lengths to which the mainstream media, led by Murdoch’s paper, has gone to dramatize, hype, and draw out the drama and to distort the story when it sees fit.
The day after former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen went public in October, the company’s team in Washington started working the phones. Facebook's strategy in combatting the scandal involved stemming the leaks, spinning the politics, and never apologizing.