{"id":7041,"date":"2017-08-31T16:12:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T16:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=7041"},"modified":"2017-08-15T16:13:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T16:13:20","slug":"linked-facebook-fights-fake-news-with-links-to-other-angles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/08\/31\/linked-facebook-fights-fake-news-with-links-to-other-angles\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;Facebook fights fake news with links to other angles&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2673,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/techcrunch.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/03\\\/facebook-related-articles&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104011909\\\/https:\\\/\\\/techcrunch.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/03\\\/facebook-related-articles\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/techcrunch.com\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/03\\\/facebook-related-articles\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-18 00:22:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-28 00:12:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-01 10:10:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-04 17:09:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 00:08:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 00:08:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/08\/03\/facebook-related-articles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via TechCrunch<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>If users see drastically different angles when they compare a story to its Related Articles, they might deem it suspicious and skip it, be less likely to believe or share it, or could click through the Related Articles and make up their own mind. That could reduce the spread and impact of false news without Facebook itself having to be the honesty police. Related Articles could also balance out some of the radical invective that can subtly polarize the populace.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>User sees a story from a friend, is shown similar stories that offer a different view or article debunking what they\u2019re about to read (or worse, share \/ comment based on the headline without reading at all).<\/p>\n<p>This is a step in the right direction of babysitting people who, if it weren\u2019t for Facebook, would still be forwarding you chain letters from 10 years ago promising health and happiness if you forward to 10 friends.<\/p>\n<p>Also, can we collectively stop calling this fake news. These are intentionally false articles posted by individuals looking to make money off Google Adwords with content that appeals to the fears and assumptions of far &#8211; left or far-right leaning individuals using a perfectly pulled AP photo and no sources or byline on their site. If you believe a story on \u201cpatriot news today\u201d about our former president Barrack Obama planning a military coup against Donald Trump, we should take Facebook away from you and not show you alternative view points or Snopes previews that have to convince you that what you just read is incorrect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via TechCrunch: If users see drastically different angles when they compare a story to its Related Articles, they&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2017-08-31T16:12:58Z","apple_news_api_id":"bf572526-4ddc-4757-811e-ecf88ebddfb6","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2017-08-31T16:13:01Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/Av1clJk3cR1eBHuz4jr3ftg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/news-api.apple.com\/sections\/a6dbab72-c794-3987-8514-c419907b32a3"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-linked","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-1Pz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6008,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/07\/28\/linked-journalisms-challenge-isnt-facebook-its-much-bigger-than-that\/","url_meta":{"origin":7041,"position":0},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Journalism\u2019s challenge isn\u2019t Facebook. 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Computers may not have replaced reporters, but some extent they\u2019ve begun replacing editors, at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6085,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/08\/18\/linked-who-is-this-man-who-seems-to-die-in-every-terrorist-attack\/","url_meta":{"origin":7041,"position":1},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Who is this man who seems to die in every terrorist attack?&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"August 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"via France24: If you\u2019ve clicked on any articles about the victims of recent terror attacks, you might have seen this man\u2019s photo. Following the deadly terrorist attack at Atat\u00fcrk airport in Istanbul, Turkey, social media users shared his photo, claiming this man was among the 42 people killed. 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I was never an eBook guy until I got an iPad\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6635,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/02\/02\/linked-rt-gets-banned-from-facebook-until-after-trumps-inauguration\/","url_meta":{"origin":7041,"position":4},"title":"Linked: &#8220;RT Gets Banned From Facebook Until After Trump&#8217;s Inauguration&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"February 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"via Gizmodo: (which is now basically Gawker.com) In a surprise move, RT (formerly known as Russia Today) has been banned from posting articles, photos, and videos to Facebook. The ban was instituted yesterday after RT allegedly ran a pirated stream of Obama\u2019s last press conference. The ban is scheduled to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Linked&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Linked","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/linked\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6850,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/04\/26\/linked-not-ok-google\/","url_meta":{"origin":7041,"position":5},"title":"Linked: &#8220;Not Ok, Google&#8221;","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"April 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"via Stratechery: Fake news, on the other hand, tells people who\u2019ve already made up their minds what they want to hear. Certainly it\u2019s not ideal, but the tradeoffs in dealing with the problem, at least in terms of Facebook, are very problematic. 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