Ben Swann ON: Facebook’s Plan of 300 Million Dollars for Local TV

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Investigative journalist Ben Swann says people trust local TV news more, even though local news stations are becoming less relevant. Facebook is taking advantage of this gap by creating “branded content,” Swann tells RT America’s Manila Chan.

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