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Ms. Toad

(38,468 posts) Fri Dec 16, 2016, 09:30 AM Dec 2016

Just made my first report of a fake news story on facebook. [View all]

(CIA lied to Obama about Russian Hacking and he is pissed.) Conservatives are being urged to share it, with the message: Get over it.

Looking forward to seeing the "fake news" flag on it shortly . . . I hope. My understanding is that enough people have to report it as fake before it starts carrying the warning flag.

If you haven't discovered the reporting mechanism yet, drop down the action list in the upper right corner of the post, opt to report it, flag it as fake news, and decide whether to do more than just report it. For now, reporting it is all I'm doing.

Happy reporting.

(In case you haven't seen the facebook announcement: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/15/505728377/facebook-details-its-new-plan-to-combat-fake-news-stories )

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Just made my first report of a fake news story on facebook. [View all] Ms. Toad Dec 2016 OP

Wish I could rec this 100 times. I think this is something everyone needs to start doing. skylucy Dec 2016 #1

Let us know if it actually works. Skinner Dec 2016 #2

Darn. The option is not on my menu. Croney Dec 2016 #3

I think it only shows the option if the post appears in your newsfeed. JTFrog Dec 2016 #4

That seems to be correct. Ms. Toad Dec 2016 #5

The ones I tried were in my newsfeed, Croney Dec 2016 #6

It's about time they do this riverwalker Dec 2016 #7