Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of misinformation

Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by ethbro on Thursday November 10, 2016 @08:58PM (#12926749)

I'm not surprised parsing something nuanced is beyond state of the art. But what about "illegal immigrants are committing an epidemic of rape against our children" or "we have a flood of illegal immigrants"?

A lot of claims that were made this cycle are rooted in measured quantities where the measurements we have disagree with the claims.

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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by nl on Friday November 11, 2016 @12:20AM (#12928161)

Define "epidemic of rape" or "flood of illegal immigrants".

If there is at least one rape or at least one illegal immigrant then it becomes subjective or contextual.

Is 3 rapes a flood? What if it is in a week in one town? What if one was by a former illegal immigrant? What if it is over the course of a year, but all 3 occurred in one day?

Is 20 illegal immigrants a flood? What if they all arrive in a town with a population of 100?

Who is "we"? Is a story about millions of illegal immigrants in Greece relevant? What if it about thousands of illegal immigrants working in Athens? What if Athens is in Georgia?

A real example:

"Broken Families: Raids Hit Athens' Immigrant Community Hard" vs "Athens crackdown shows no hospitality for illegal migrants"

One is a real headline from Georgia, the other from Greece. Can you tell which is which?

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