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The plan seemed simple enough: The City of Minneapolis was going to enlist the help of several key community influencers with the hopes of handling misinformation on social media and easing possible tensions as the murder trial that sparked a racial reckoning worldwide gets underway. And for that, the city would pay them each $2,000.
With jury selection set to start Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd, city officials, nervous about the spread of misinformation that could lead to uprisings and violence, hoped to employ the power and reach of social media as a best defense.
George Floyd: Minneapolis wanted to pay social media influencers to fight misinformation around Derek Chauvin trial msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.