For quite some time now, we have been hearing that Facebook fake news war would result in better filtered news and people would have unbiased and authentic news in their news feeds. However when there has been no remarkable results, even after passing of many months, people have been wondering whether
Social bots spreading fake news are far less influential than many reports suggest, according to a new analysis.As a data journalist tells, he had failed to observe the influence of smart bots in the general election.
In Brussels, they now want to spend more money in the fight against political explosive fake news, after last year, budget increases were still rejected.A special EU authority mainly covers targeted false reports from Russia.
Fake news is so common the web. It goes viral and creates misunderstandings and frenzy. Fake news can be very dangerous and misleading. Previously, Facebook introduced a measure to combat fake news. Now, Google is on it too.
It is not unusual for fake news to get viral on the internet. This is not only misleading, but also unethical. In an attempt to fight this menace, Facebook has recently debuted the ‘flag news’ option.