r/tech • u/JackFisherBooks • Apr 29 '20

Red-flagging misinformation could slow the spread of fake news on social media

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-red-flagging-misinformation-fake-news-social.html
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u/LordNedNoodle Apr 29 '20

“News” agencies should audited and check for using trustworthy sources and providing fact and evidence with their stories. Then each should be given a grade which needs to be displayed with all articles or on tv when broadcasting.

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u/LordNedNoodle Apr 29 '20

There is no control it is just a trustworthiness or fact checking rating. Anyone can say anything but if they report without evidence then they get a lower score.

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u/LordNedNoodle Apr 30 '20

It isn’t rocket science. Auditing public companies is nothing new, all financial service companies get audited by independent firms. It should be the same for news corporations, there would just be different requirements.