Facebook is attempting to crack down on misinformation with a pop-up alerting users when they’re about to share ‘disputed’ content. The site stated last year it would begin flagging fake news stories.
Facebook has debuted its new weapon in the fight against fake news. The third-party fact-checking tool will alert users to what the site considers “disputed” content.
The new feature was first spotted by Facebook users sharing a story from entertainment blog Newport Buzz which falsely claimed hundreds of thousands of Irish people were brought to the US as part of a slave trade. The story was widely circulated on Facebook leading up to St.
