‘Fake News’ Can’t Be Flagged Down

Even when the content is flagged as potentially false, Facebook users believe headlines that align with their political beliefs.

Texas McCombs
Nov 5 · 5 min read

Based on the research of Tricia Moravec

Telling the difference between fact and fiction on Facebook is more complicated than most of us would like to believe. It can be…

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