![]() If an article is deemed factual, the article’s image appears about 10 times larger, and its headline gets its own space. Then, Facebook will display “Related Articles” from verified news sources with “Fact-Checker”-labeled articles debunking the original link. If the article is deemed inaccurate, Facebook will shrink the size of the link post in the News Feed. “We reduce the visual prominence of feed stories that are fact-checked false,” a Facebook spokesperson confirmed to me.Īrticles that are confirmed-to-be-false news stories on mobile show up with their headline and image rolled into a single smaller row of space. When a user shares an article to Facebook with a link to an outside source, Facebook has third-party fact-checkers verify the article’s accuracy. Rather than calling attention to Fake News, Facebook decided to make the non-factual articles shared less noticeable by reducing the size of the link. Here are four ways you can be a responsible social media user and share fact-checked information from verified sources: 1. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have implemented algorithm changes, policies, and new systems to help catch these fake posts, but it isn’t a perfect system. ![]() There are plenty of sites available working to bust fake news including but users have to know how to identify Fake News for themselves. How do we stop the sharing of non-factual posts and positively contribute to our social media community? Some memes have heavier and more philosophical content. Other memes can be videos and verbal expressions. The majority of modern memes are captioned photos that are intended to be funny, often as a way to publicly ridicule human behavior. PLEASE NOTE: Meme (mēm) – noun: A ‘meme’ is a virally-transmitted cultural symbol or social idea. However, as mentioned above, the poorly photoshopped images and sheer number of fake memes and posts makes it virtually impossible to fact check each one. More than likely, another vulnerable user in the sharer’s network has now been spoon fed non-factual information and will then also believe the “Fake News.”Ī survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre found 64% of American adults said Fake News stories were causing confusion about basic facts on current issues and events. ![]() For instance, there are a lot of vulnerable social media users that tend to believe they read and then share the post (usually a poorly photoshopped image) for the whole world (in their network) to see. ![]() Fake News is often thought of as being created by the mainstream media, but in reality, social media is one of the predominant aggregators of misinformation shared. In the era of “Fake News,” a ridiculous amount of spam now floats around social media. If you’re going to share posts on social media platforms, you should always fact check the source. ![]()
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