Facebook Adds ‘Satire’ Tag. Can You Tell When a News Story Is Fake?
For those facebook readers who have trouble seeing what’s real or not.
Do you mainly get your news from Facebook? If so, can you tell when a story is real and when it’s fake?
Apparently, Facebook doesn’t think that distinction is easy to make, which is why for the past month it’s been testing out a new feature that labels fake news stories with a “Satire” tag, according to Ars Technica. Examples include stories from the satirical news site The Onion.
In a statement to the press, Facebook said the test is meant to appease users who have apparently complained that they can’t always tell the difference between what’s real and what’s not.
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