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Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth

The New York Times · Stuart A. Thompson, Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers · last updated

Technological advances and an erosion of trust have transformed the way news unfolds online, distorting shared reality.

The deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of law enforcement have plunged the country into a political crisis much like the one after the police killing of George Floyd in the same city in 2020.

Now, though, advances in technology and an erosion of trust are distorting realities, both online and off, like never before.

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