Facebook ditches fake news flag after admitting it was making the problem worse Prison Planet.com Posted on December 22, 2017 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, Tile London Telegraph | Facebook is getting rid of its fake news red flags because they were making fabricated media reports appear more believable to its users. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email