Facebook chose to fight fake news with AI, not just user reports

 Facebook built two versions of a fix for fake news this year, and decided to trust algorithmic machine learning detection instead of only user behavior, a Facebook spokesperson tells TechCrunch. Today Facebook was hit with more allegations its distribution of fake news helped elect Donald Trump. A new Gizmodo report saying Facebook shelved a planned update earlier this year that could have… Read More

source https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/14/facebook-fake-news/?ncid=rss