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Benton City council debates online misinformation, plans clearer city communications and recognizes donated veterans sign
Summary
Council members discussed steps to counter misinformation on local Facebook pages — proposing non‑commentable official posts, QC before posting and greater use of the chamber — and publicly thanked Steve Epperson and Pat Carty for donating and installing a veterans recognition sign by the flagpole.
At the March 18 meeting the Benton City Council spent substantial time discussing misinformation circulating on social‑media pages about new businesses, a splash pad and other local developments and considered how the city should respond.
A council member said residents were seeing speculation and falsehoods on Facebook and urged the city to post clear, factual updates on its official website and Facebook page so citizens would have a reliable source. "We need to put out some of this information,"…
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