Facebook Alerts Users to Misinformation—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

Facebook Alerts Users to Misinformation—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

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      1315
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      Apr 17, 2020
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1315 of 2526
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Non-fiction

Facebook is now alerting people who have interacted with false information or hoaxes about COVID-19. This is a good move! But it's complicated because: A) No one knows exactly what is true in a situation like this. Both the CDC and WHO have made mistakes. B) When you tell people something is a hoax it can just harden their belief in it. So Facebook has a slightly weird solution that may just confuse people.

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