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Craig Timberg

National reporter, Washington Post

Craig Timberg is a national reporter covering technology for the Washington Post
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Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Insurrection Threats in Months Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack, Records Show

A ProPublica/Washington Post analysis of Facebook posts, internal company documents and interviews, provides the clearest evidence yet that the social media giant played a critical role in spreading lies that fomented the violence of Jan. 6.

  • Craig Silverman, Craig Timberg, Jeff Kao and Jeremy B. Merrill, ProPublica