An Ugly Truth

In November 2018, the New York Times published an in-depth investigation that exposed how leadership decisions at Facebook enabled, and then tried to cover up, massive privacy breaches and Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. But it only skimmed the surface. This is the definitive story of Facebook's fall from grace, following the embattled company from 2011, when its power and positive influence was undisputed, to 2020, when it will face its biggest test yet - the US presidential election. Written by two prize-winning New York Times investigative journalists.