What Facebook Could Do About ‘Fake News’ Issues

Posted on by Diminov Boestami

I believe that Facebook has changed a lot over the years. It started as a website where you could talk to your friends online, and now, it’s a space for all kinds of information including the news. It was surprising to me that almost half of all adults in the U.S. (44 percent) get their news from Facebook. I think it’s great that people can access information easily, but at the same time, there can be downsides to democracy. I believe it can be used by foreign governments to spread ‘fake news’, which is dangerous because it can

It can also cause more division between us because of politics. One example that comes to my mind is the Hillary Clinton story by the Denver Guardian, which was found out to be a fake news site.

My advice for Facebook is to do three things to reduce the spread of fake news. Firstly, they should check the source of any post that is catching attention because it might be a bot that is spreading false information. Second, Facebook could change the name of the ‘news feed’. They should consider a different name that better describes a space for all kinds of content, not just information. Finally, Facebook should teach people how to think more critically about what they read in the news feed. I believe they should suggest the different tools that filter out untrue stories on the news feed.

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