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I totally agree. As an academic exercise, this is an interesting problem, but actually trying to ship this is absurd. "Fake news" is a cultural/human problem. A
by peterlk 10y ago
I totally agree. As an academic exercise, this is an interesting problem, but actually trying to ship this is absurd. "Fake news" is a cultural/human problem. Adding a fake news indicator to Facebook (etc.) will just create further polarization: the tech industry sells out to the illuminati to bury the truth that they don't want you to know.
Critical thinking can go a long way to identifying fake news. Our brains are pretty good at detecting bullshit if we filter out our outrage. Though, it might take a little bit of effort in digging through news. A better solution might be to identify articles that oppose one another and pin them together.