Facebook clamps down on fake news stories

Yahoo News ^ | 1/20/2015 | Alexei Oreskovic

[Beave Meister]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it has taken steps to clamp down on "hoaxes" and fake news stories that can spread like wildfire on its 1.35-billion member online social network.

The company said it had introduced an option to allow Facebook users to flag a story as "purposefully fake or deceitful news" to reduce the distribution of news stories reported as hoaxes.

Facebook said it will not remove fake news stories from its website. Instead, the company's algorithm, which determines how widely user posts are distributed, will take into account hoax reports.

"A post with a link to an article that many people have reported as a hoax or chose to delete will get reduced distribution in the News Feed," Facebook explained.

[Beave Meister]

If this is true, then the Obama administration might as well suspend all further facebook activities. Nobody puts out more BS than those slimy critters.

[humblegunner]

Bad news for blogs I guess.

[Crazieman]

Leftists mark truth-bearing news stories in 3...2...1...

[Responsibility2nd]

Facebook clamps down on fake news stories

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Wow. I just posted this story on my FB page. Facebook pulled it as it was fake.

I’m So Confused.

[kidd]

Now if we can only get the NYT and CBS to do the same

[Responsibility2nd]

Facebook clamps down on fake news stories.

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Great. Can’t wait to see how many phony Global Warming (oops, I meant Climate Change) stories they will be pulling.

[CodeToad]

We have a lot of liberal propaganda spread here as fake news stories, too. Just look at the paid trolls posting daily articles for Tesla, Apple, Joel Olsteen, etc.

[montag813]

This means conservative news stories will be mass-flagged, and removed. Write about Sharia law? FAKE — FLAGGED. “Radical Islam”? FAKE — FLAGGED. “Reparative Therapy for Gays”? FAKE — FLAGGED. Evils of GMO? FAKE!

[PapaBear3625]

"A post with a link to an article that many people have reported as a hoax or chose to delete will get reduced distribution in the News Feed," Facebook explained.

Leftists will use this as a tool to block conservative news sites, by simply (for example) clicking "hoax" on any article from Fox or other conservative source.

[Norm Lenhart]

The GOp’s Romney/Jeb stories are now in mortal danger.

[NormsRevenge]

I still have an empty blog on standby somewhere. Havent been there for years myself.

Blogging used to be popular. Now its home breweries. :-)

Times change.. Burrrp.

Sheople don’t. Hic

[Diana in Wisconsin]

‘...purposefully fake or deceitful news...’

“ABCBSNBCNN? Please pick up the white Courtesy Phone in the Lobby!”

[Codeflier]

Don’t worry the left hates GMOs. This site sounds just like democratic underground when it comes to GMOs.

[PghBaldy]

Yep. This is just a means to stifle dissent.

[SoFloFreeper]

In other words, Facebook will now determine what is true.

Bow your knee to your new overlord.

[Mr. K]

so the libtards will just mark EVERY true news story that makes them look bad as a hoax...

every time they try to make it foolproof you can count on there being bigger fools

[MarchonDC09122009]

Facebook-Google-Youtube-Obola Ministry of Truth (censorship).
Its Sooo funny how clueless people are about Facebook’s blatant disregard for ethical conduct and respecting user’s privacy.
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[smokingfrog]

Where’s the fun in that?

[WKUHilltopper]

So now they’re the “Great Poobah” determining what is fake or real? FUFB.

[Crim]

Yeah they do it everywhere they can get the numbers.....on the old netscape the left wing truthers took over and the only “news” that was ever on the front page was Alex Jones BS...

Anything posted involving a liberal was shoved off the page in minutes...