Facebook rolls out ‘related articles’ feature in latest ‘fake news’ crackdown

‘Facebook is updating its technology to better flag “fake news” stories and send them to fact checkers. It will also post “related articles” underneath misleading or false stories, to help users make more informed decisions about what they read and share.
The social media giant announced in April that it was testing its “related articles” model, which is aimed at providing “easier access to additional perspectives and information, including articles by third-party fact checkers.”
On Thursday, the site announced that the system was ready to be rolled out.
“Since starting this test, we’ve heard that Related Articles helps give people more perspectives and additional information, and helps them determine whether the news they are reading is misleading or false. So we’re rolling this out more broadly,” the company wrote in a statement.
The “related articles” feature will be used on popular topics being shared on the social media platform, as well as those thought to be misleading or fake.’
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