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Facebook Cracks Down on QAnon by Scrubbing Hundreds of Groups

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The company plans to delete 790 Facebook groups and 100 pages devoted to spreading the pro-Trump conspiracy theory.

Will Sommer
Will Sommer 

Politics Reporter

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Will Sommer

Will Sommer

Politics Reporter

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