Coincidentally I just read an article about the idea being implemented during a Hackathon at Princeton very recently [0]. Four students put together a very inte

Coincidentally I just read an article about the idea being implemented during a Hackathon at Princeton very recently [0]. Four students put together a very intelligent AI in 36 (!!) hours to verify articles posted on FB for truth, using the term AI lightly of course. They've also open sourced their project since then [1]. Obligatory chrome extension link [2]. [0] - http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/It-only-took-36-hours-for-these-students-to-solve-10614549.php http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/It-... [1] - https://github.com/anantdgoel/HackPrincetonF16 https://github.com/anantdgoel/HackPrincetonF16 [2] - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fib/ofpheinlpjdffpdakjegbcphdfeekpnn https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fib/ofpheinlpjdffp...