Facebook’s attempts to fight fake news backfiring

APPARENTLY, SOME PEOPLE PREFER THE FAKE STUFF.

Facebook may have unleashed a set of tools to combat fake news, but they don’t seem to be very effective. It’s found stories labelled ‘disputed’ often go viral — thanks to reverse psychology playing its part — the label itself tends to appear only after the news has spread like wildfire or fake stories remain on the site for a substantial amount of time without being tagged. Facebook has refused to reveal any data to prove whether its system is working or not. SS