Showing posts with label Facebook; Fake News; New 'Trending' Formula. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facebook; Fake News; New 'Trending' Formula. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Facebook Takes Aim At Fake News With New 'Trending' Formula

In this May 16, 2012 photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook is updating its "trending" feature, which shows popular topics discussed and shared on its site, in an effort to root out fake news and misinformation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Facebook is updating its "trending" feature that highlights hot topics on its social networking site, part of its effort to root out the kind of fake news stories that critics contend helped Donald Trump become president.