Will new tools help Facebook users get facts on fake news?
Clip: 12/15/2016 | 7m 9s
Social media platforms were criticized for not doing enough to dispute false information.
During the last three months of the campaign, fake news headlines drew more engagement than real reporting, and social media platforms were criticized for not doing enough to dispute false information. Now Facebook is launching new tools to help identify dubious or made-up stories. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Slate’s Will Oremus about weeding out fake news.
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Will new tools help Facebook users get facts on fake news?
Clip: 12/15/2016 | 7m 9s
During the last three months of the campaign, fake news headlines drew more engagement than real reporting, and social media platforms were criticized for not doing enough to dispute false information. Now Facebook is launching new tools to help identify dubious or made-up stories. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Slate’s Will Oremus about weeding out fake news.
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