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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by SerLava on Friday November 11, 2016 @01:47AM (#12928538)
>Maybe one can claim it wasn't an intentional lie, but this guy is someone who really should have known better.

It would be great if an algorithm could fight this type of content, but it probably can't.

But we can probably start with sites that publish stories like "Rudy Giuliani SLAPPED A REPORTER WITH HIS DICK last Tuesday" and that might solve enough of this problem to call it a decent win.

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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by Natsu on Friday November 11, 2016 @06:02AM (#12929622)
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Yes, you can completely filter them out figuring it's not worth the effort, but the problem is that's how you form bubbles to begin with.

Might have more luck boiling them down to verifiable facts and stripping all opinions (especially every explanation of "why X did Y" or "what X means").

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