Facebook Now Shows Publisher Info With Links to Combat Fake News

Facebook has beenattempting to combatthe spread of fake newsfor a while now and new feature additions for the same find their way to the platform every so often.

Facebook already hasfact-checking programsand other features in place for its fight against fake news but while scrolling through the News Feed, we today spotted a new feature that couldcome in handy for weeding out unreliable news sources.

Now, when you see a shared link on Facebook, you’ll see a new round ‘information’ icon appear next to the title of the story on the right. The icon expands on hovering and tells thatyou can learn more ‘About this website,’along with text suggesting you to click this icon to see ‘more information about this link.’

On clicking the ‘i’ icon, you will see a pop-up window thatnotifies you of the reliability and authenticity of the organizationwho has posted the link. Facebook even tells you how long ago the said domain was registered, which is five years ago for Beebom.com, by pulling data from ICANN’s WHOIS domain information tool.

As you can see in the screenshot above, the pop-up window also show additional links that have been posted to Facebook by this organization – be it a media outlet or not. This is the latest attempt on the social media giant’s part tomake its massive 2 billion user base more aware of what content they’re consumingand whether it comes from a reliable source or not.

This is another step from Facebook to stop false and misleading news from spreading on their platform.

Anmol

Getting my start with technology journalism back in 2016, I have been working in the industry for over 7 years. Currently, as the Editor of Beebom, I’m leading the coverage on the website. While my expertise lies in Android, Windows, and the apps world, find me reading manga, watching anime, and playing Apex in my free time.

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