Facebook to flag potential fake news stories as ‘disputed’
Facebook is set to tackle the issue of fake news by marking articles shared on the social platform as “disputed” to flag to readers the story is potentially fake.
The measurements, announced in a blog post by the US social media behemoth, follow on from Mark Zuckerberg committing to looking at the fake news issue after accusations Facebook had an influence on the US election outcome.
Adam Mosseri, VP product management, stated: “A few weeks ago we previewed some of the things we’re working on to address the issue of fake news and hoaxes. We’re committed to doing our part and today we’d like to share some updates we’re testing and starting to roll out.
Plenty of intentionally fake news in the NY Times during the campaign, to name but one publication.
Fake news on Facebook had zero to do with the election outcome, even if people are trying to wish it true.
Campaign aside. Fox News and pretty much any Murdoch masthead = if not fake then scaremongering… #stopfundinghate
They could do with a similar tool to accompany their advertising effectiveness reports.