Submission + - How Fake News Is Still Fooling Facebook's Fact-Checking Systems (medium.com)
peterthegreat321 writes: A recent study from the nonprofit Avaaz found that Facebook's misinformation problem might actually be worse in 2020 than it was in 2016. A closer look at the study suggests that alarming conclusion may be overstated, but it also reveals cracks, loopholes, and limitations in Facebook’s systems that bad actors are busily exploiting as we approach a pivotal year in American political history.