Facebook is monitoring which users have a propensity to flag content published by others as problematic, and which publishers are considered trustworthy by users. Photo: Reuters Facebook is monitoring which users have a propensity to flag content published by others as problematic, and which publishers are considered trustworthy by users. Photo: Reuters
Facebook is monitoring which users have a propensity to flag content published by others as problematic, and which publishers are considered trustworthy by users. Photo: Reuters

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Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users to fight fake news

The company has long relied on its users to report problematic content, but some began falsely reporting items as untrue

Topic |   Facebook
The Washington Post
The Washington Post

Updated: 6:48am, 22 Aug, 2018

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Facebook is monitoring which users have a propensity to flag content published by others as problematic, and which publishers are considered trustworthy by users. Photo: Reuters Facebook is monitoring which users have a propensity to flag content published by others as problematic, and which publishers are considered trustworthy by users. Photo: Reuters
Facebook is monitoring which users have a propensity to flag content published by others as problematic, and which publishers are considered trustworthy by users. Photo: Reuters
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