Adam Smith
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

Thanks for the comment Cynthia Shallit. At the moment the system relies on users to flag suspected fake news, which is then judged by a person working for one of the face-checking organisations (which include the AP and Snopes). I wonder how many times the humans in this chain come across legitimate comment content flagged as fake news, and whether that hampers their efforts.

Your point raises another question: does the method struggle to discern real fake news from content that is simply flagged as fake by people who oppose the views it contains?

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