The smear here is actually against Facebook. The whistleblower is clearly being boosted by Democratic operatives [1] and appeared in front of Congress the day after 60 minutes.
Yes, the smear is against Facebook, and not the person releasing internal research from Facebook itself, that was not written by the whistleblower.
And obviously, discounting someone presenting factual evidence that at the moment is unchallenged based on perceived personal politics is fair game, reasonable, and the measure of good faith discussion.
Absolutely disgusting. I can't believe intelligent people read, let alone cite, this Enquirer-level garbage.