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After an election season infused with hoax stories, more than a month of global outcry and at least one real-world incident of gun violence in the U.S., Facebook is finally stepping up to combat the spread of fake news.
The social network announced Thursday that it will work with fact-checking outlets to label fake stories, flagged by users, as disputed. Adam Mosseri, a vice president in charge of the news feed, shared the changes in a press release.
Now before sharing a fake story on the site, youll get a warning that its accuracy has been disputed. To find out why, youll be able to click a link for a fact-check of the article.
The updates are rolling out Thursday, so you wont see the disputed flags right away, but expect them shortly.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/facebook-fake-news_us_5852c248e4b02edd41160c78
ZoomBubba
(289 posts)... and saying that RT is the only reliable source of news on other sites.
Shandris
(3,447 posts)...it's hard not to.
While I wouldn't trust the RT farther than I can toss them, I have no further trust for any other media either.
I now assume ALL media is a lie until ACTUAL EVIDENCE, FIRSTHAND, NO PAYWALL shows otherwise.
EVERYTHING else is Fake News.
TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)ZoomBubba
(289 posts)... the most viewer friendly of Russia's propaganda outlets. They are pretty insidious in that they have a lot of great stories that act as sort of a camouflage for the propaganda parts.
Willie Pep
(841 posts)I don't use Facebook or social media for news so I was surprised to see that so many people did. Since people apparently do use Facebook for news it has to be held to legitimate journalistic standards.