Truthiness is not and has never been the problem. Virality is. Let the lunatics say whatever they want (within the law). Stop promoting it. Eliminate the algor

Truthiness is not and has never been the problem. Virality is. Let the lunatics say whatever they want (within the law). Stop promoting it. Eliminate the algorithmic recommenders (automated hated machines). If that's not enough, start eliminating the other dopamine hits; remove (or nerf) retweets, likes, and whatever other gamification features there are. As for "truthiness", the workable alternative to factchecking is authenticity. Social medias should enable the following: share your work cite your sources sign your name Bonus points for enabling: errata retractions This isn't hard. All the monkey motion about fraud prevention and factchecking only serve to preserve and protect the hate machine.