Sentences with phrase «fake news stories as»

The Milwaukee Social Democratic Herald, for example, decried syndicated fake news stories as «deliberate attempts to discredit the administration» of Milwaukee's democratically elected Socialist mayor, Emil Seidel.

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Rather than just being «fake news,» many of the most - shared stories in this right - wing ecosystem «can more accurately be understood as disinformation,» the study says.

Facebook is working with fact - checking companies to highlight questionable stories as «disputed» and letting users mark posts as «fake news,» while Twitter has changed its default profile image from an egg to a human head silhouette, partly to reduce trolling, it said Friday in a blog post.

Even if Facebook does want to stamp out fake news, it has to rely on human beings to flag those stories as hoaxes.

And fake news stories are likely to be just as engaging, if not more so, as true ones.

The thread was written as a fake news story about Tesla going bankrupt, including a reference to Musk being «passed out against a Tesla Model 3, surrounded by «Teslaquilla» bottles.»

If Facebook and Google crack down on «fake news» sites, the Microsoft researcher argues, those who have an interest in generating that kind of content will find ways around the restrictions, as many already have by using visual «memes» instead of links to news stories.

First, there is no incentive for Facebook to do any of this; while the company denies this report in Gizmodo that the company shelved a change to the News Feed algorithm that would have eliminated fake news stories because it disproportionately affected right - wing sites, the fact remains that the company is heavily incentivized to be perceived as neutral by all sides; anything else would drive away users, a particularly problematic outcome for a social netwoNews Feed algorithm that would have eliminated fake news stories because it disproportionately affected right - wing sites, the fact remains that the company is heavily incentivized to be perceived as neutral by all sides; anything else would drive away users, a particularly problematic outcome for a social netwonews stories because it disproportionately affected right - wing sites, the fact remains that the company is heavily incentivized to be perceived as neutral by all sides; anything else would drive away users, a particularly problematic outcome for a social network.2

The number who say it is done accidentally has increased from 17 % a year ago as more people feel that the traditional media engages in reporting fake news stories.

To publish these types of stories, you probably will need to have a large, yet nimble team to make sure you aren't missing out on breaking news, as well as someone to fact - check so you don't break fake stories and hurt your credibility.

But, biased news stories aren't the same things as stories that are entirely fake.

The move comes as a response to criticism and concern that «fake news» (essentially, stories that were fabricated by shady websites to generate traffic and revenue) was so prevalent during the election, that many voters were confused as to what was true and what was just made up.

Tomorrow evening, Jan. 2, barring any late - breaking big news stories, ABC's 20/20 is set to air an episode featuring segments on long - term (extended) breastfeeding, as well as home birth (both with and without midwives), serial surrogates (women that have numerous babies for other women), «fake babies» (life - like dolls), and orgasmic birth.

without mentioning or linking my car crash story (for obvious reasons) he denounces my reporting as «a fake news story» (I suppose to link my article with Donald Trump?)

It's a recurring pattern: The Post breaks a story that Mayor de Blasio doesn't want to hear, and he responds by denying everything and arrogantly dismissing it as «fake news.»

3) to discredit the news organizations as a way to minimize the impact of stories unfavorable to the administration: nobody is going to take fake news seriously.

Those fake news stories were written as clickbait, designed to draw readers to fake - news sites, where the Balkan teens made money by selling ads.

Retweet chains discussing true news stories (green) took longer, on average, to reach the same number of people as conversations about fake news (red).

For me, when writers uncritically put artificial wombs into the mammoth story, they cemented its status as fake news.

Denial — This is a true story that continues to haunt me, especially as fake news and the alt - right movement have wielded a terrifying amount of influence this past year.

In our digital world, where anyone with a little know - how can post unverified stories online and frame them as fact, when solid web design can make an advertisement seem like an article, and the question of what is and what is not «fake news» seems to come up on a daily basis, how do young people — «digital natives» — vet all the information in front of them?

Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) says firstly that fake news lessons should be «lecture - based,» secondly using «irrelevant examples that are easy to detect as fake,» and thirdly using «old stories that have so many search results that it doesn't represent the real world.»

She will talk about the 10 fake - news red flags, including stories that make you angry or include words with letters all capitalized; and verification websites such as snopes.com, Pulitzer prize - winning politifact.com, and factcheck.org.

She will talk about the 10 fake - news red flags, including stories that make you angry or include words with letters all capitalized; and verification websites such as snopes.com, Pulitzer prize - winning politifact.com, and factcheck.org.

Today's culture of «truthiness» and fake news has resulted in a growing inability to see anything as real, as true, as substantive enough to tell the whole story.

The spread of fake news is disconcerting enough, but as Albright writes, that's only half the story: «The other half is the corresponding tracking network that works to capture all responses, sentiment, and personal information generated from the perpetual outrage.»

However, it is clear that not all fake news stories would be covered by current legislation, as fake news is found in many different forms including with the aim of advertising.»

As Sullivan points out, the fake news story about Google showed up in Google search results.

In another awkward effort, Facebook started prioritizing comments that expressed disbelief in shared stories — which ended up with legitimate news sources being decried as fake.

The standards also help clarify if the story is news or opinion, as well as who owns the news site publishing the story, and other information that can help a reader understand whether the story is fake news or based on authentic, factual journalism.

As an influential filmmaker active in the Trump - era (Steven Spielberg, for example, made The Post in record time just to make a point about a Republican President at war with the press), how do the socio - political realities, the rise of the Far Right, the systematic dissemination of fake news, the cultural reckoning in America etc. affect the stories he chooses to tell?

When the story of Circle purchasing Poloniex surfaced on an obscure site called Modern Consensus, it was shot down as fake news.

Then, if an article is classified as fake, Facebook may de-prioritize the story in the News Feed, reducing distribution by what Facebook claims is up to 80 percent.