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March 25, 2020 53 mins

In this episode of Byers Market, Dylan Byers talks to Ben Smith, the former BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief who took up residency as The New York Times media columnist weeks before the coronavirus hit the US. Smith reflects on the ways social media companies are handling misinformation about the virus on their platforms and the ways news outlets are covering the crisis.

For a transcript, please visit https://www.nbcnews.com/byersmarketpodcast.

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