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Fake news on Facebook? I'd rather be equally if not more worried about fake news on mainstream media outlets.
by factorialboy 10y ago
Fake news on Facebook? I'd rather be equally if not more worried about fake news on mainstream media outlets.
- the_duke 10y agoApparently, lot's of people have FB as their only source of news. Now, if "news media" like Breitbart or tabloids are really much better, I wont comment on. But it's still troublesome.
- mrweasel 10y agoThat will be one of the issues that Facebook will need to deal with, if they're serious about this. From the article: >Worse, Facebook doesn’t flag or mark credible news websites Okay, so who's judging what is a credible news website/source? Is CNN a credible news source, is The Huffington Post, how about the National Enquirer? People can argue that CNN get so many facts wrong, that they aren't a credible news source. If you're an expect in a field, you tend to notice that the media often make massive mistakes or gross misinterpretations when dealing with news regarding your field. Now realise that they make the same mistakes for pretty much any other field. Are ANY mainstream media actually credible, given the knowledge that they misunderstand and misrepresent an incredible amount of topics every single day.