Why Conspiracy Theories Work so Well on Facebook

Are we all just clicks away from identifying as ‘flat-Earthers’?

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Panic attacks were common. Employees joked about suicide, had sex in the stairwells, and smoked weed on break.

A disturbing investigative report by the Verge last week revealed that some of Facebook’s contract moderators—who are tasked with keeping…