{"id":6692,"date":"2017-03-20T10:42:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T10:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/?p=6692"},"modified":"2023-11-24T14:11:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T14:11:20","slug":"fighting-fake-news-facebook-adds-disputed-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/fighting-fake-news-facebook-adds-disputed-alerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Fake News: Facebook Adds \u2018Disputed\u2019 Alerts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">We all know that not everything people share on Facebook is true. There is a sea of fake information and articles that circulate on Facebook every now and then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Hopefully, their days are numbered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Facebook is now taking steps towards battling fake news. In its recent attempt to do so, Facebook has now added a \u2018disputed\u2019 alert to notify its users that a certain news story is fake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s a red warning sign that is displayed to Facebook users. And in case you\u2019re wondering, no, Facebook doesn\u2019t label those stories as \u2018fake\u2019 or \u2018false\u2019. It simply labels them as \u2018disputed\u2019 \u2014 because that\u2019s what they mostly are.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The disputed content alert appears directly below the disputed story; it\u2019s really impossible to miss it. Here is how it looks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fighting-Fake-News.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6695\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fighting-Fake-News.png\" alt=\"Fighting Fake News\" width=\"363\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Looks pretty helpful, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">However, there\u2019s a catch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Look at the above screenshot again and try noticing what\u2019s so wrong about this story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The story is published by a fun and satire website called the Seattle Tribune. Facebook users would identify that it\u2019s a \u201cfun\u201d story, but Facebook is now going to label such stories as \u201cdisputed\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Because although those stories are published for the sake of fun (and everybody knows that), they are true at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">In other words, it\u2019s a \u201cfake\u201d story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">If you want to find more information about the disputed content, you can click on the label and a popup will appear \u2014 just like the following image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Facebook-Adds.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6697\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Facebook-Adds.png\" alt=\"Facebook Adds\" width=\"338\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Also, if users would try to share the disputed story, a notification will alert them.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/fake-1909821_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6699\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/fake-1909821_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Adds \u2018Disputed\u2019 Alerts\" width=\"359\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The warning message says, <i>\u201cBefore you share this content, you might want to know that the fact-checking sites, Snopes.com and PolitiFact disputed its accuracy.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">However, it would be up to the users whether they want to stop or continue sharing the disputed news.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">There are a couple of noticeable issues here:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">For this system to work, Facebook users will have to report fake stories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Second, Facebook\u2019s automated system will also have to identify a story as fake or \u201cdisputed\u201d before it goes viral.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">There is a lot to be done here, but we believe that it is a right step by Facebook. It was long due, after all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">We will know soon enough whether this new system works or not. Regardless, it seems like Facebook knows that combating fake news is a high priority now, which is good news for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that not everything people share on Facebook is true. There is a sea of fake information and articles that circulate on Facebook every now and then. Hopefully, their days are numbered. Facebook is now taking steps towards battling fake news. 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