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A lot of subreddits (r/politics for example) have tags like "Misleading title". Maybe something like that? Many of my friends sincerely believe the fake news t
by nathancahill 10y ago
A lot of subreddits (r/politics for example) have tags like "Misleading title". Maybe something like that?
Many of my friends sincerely believe the fake news they have read on these sites, because nothing suggests that it might be fake. It's so sad. When I ask them for sources for "facts" like "Obama is a Muslim", they send me a list of news articles that "proves it". Fact checking sites are "the corrupt media" and "liberal bias".
btw, these aren't uninformed people. They watch the news, debate with friends and vote. It's the sincerity that they believe the news with that's so depressing.
- bjt2n3904 10y agoSure, misleading title. We should also probably weight the score a little heavier so misleading news doesn't percolate to the top of people's news feeds. It's not filtering, it's just curating! Weren't we angry at Facebook just a few months ago for doing just that? Who gets to decide what's "relevant"? What's "misleading"?
- narrator 10y ago/r/politics is a really bad example because it was completely taken over by pro-Hillary sentiment during the campaign. Then it all flipped back to neutral after the campaign.
- belltaco 10y agoIt didn't really flip back to neutral. Go read the recent top poss.
- nathancahill 10y agoIt's a perfect example. Bias != Fake. Bias is fine. People are always going to share articles biased towards their views.