Ferguson Reveals a Twitter Loop – NYTimes.com

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Ferguson Reveals a Twitter Loop

Twitter ensured that the events in Ferguson, Mo., led to a debate about police violence and race in America. But it was also responsible for creating and perpetuating numerous falsehoods.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/28/fashion/ferguson-reveals-a-twitter-loop.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

You would think that with all this information at my fingertips I would have known exactly what was happening on the ground. That I, like everyone else, could see how each side contributed to the escalating violence in Ferguson.

Nope. Not even close.