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Thursday, 03/23/2017 6:18:47 AM

Thursday, March 23, 2017 6:18:47 AM

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Facebook Introduces a Fact-Checking Alert to Fight 'Disputed Content'

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In an effort to counter the spread of fake news, Facebook is rolling out a new feature that alerts users of articles that include “disputed content.”

The fact-checking tool was first spotted by Facebook users attempting to share a story falsely claiming that thousands of Irish people were brought to the United States as slaves, according to the Guardian.

Some users noticed that an attempt to link the story prompted a red alert stating that the article was disputed by fact-checking site Snopes and the Associated Press.

If the alert is clicked, a pop-up emerges, stating: “Sometimes people share fake news without knowing it. When independent fact-checkers dispute this content, you may be able to visit their websites to find out why. Only fact-checkers signed up to Poynter’s non-partisan code of principles are shown.”

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