Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter

Chicago • A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories that have pivoted to a variety of new targets. Their latest: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests of racial injustice.These groups, which now boast a collective audience of more than 1 million members, are still thriving after most states started lifting virus restrictions.And ma