Facebook Will Now Start Weeding Out Potential News Feed Hoaxes Ever seen a false or misleading story shared on your Facebook news feed? well, now you can you can help make it easier for others to know its a scam—and avoid spreading misinformation online yourself. In a news update, Facebook says it will now take into account the number of people flagging a post as false and then distribute those posts less, as well as annotate posts with a message saying that many people have reported it. Facebook isnt removing the posts reported as fake altogether or checking into their accuracy. Theyll just be helping us get less duped with things like celebrities dying and other hoaxes preying on our emotions. Thanks, Facebook. News Feed FYI: Showing Fewer Hoaxes | Facebook ift.tt/1ymZbmZ
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:23:59 +0000