Facebook ditches fake news flag after admitting it was making the problem worse

Facebook ditches fake news flag after admitting it was making the problem worse: Facebook is getting rid of its fake news red flags because they were making fabricated media reports appear more believable to its users. The social network began showing "disputed" warnings next to articles in December to alert people that third party fact-checking websites deemed them misleading. It will now show a selection of “related articles” next to offending stories instead. These will give more context and could help people learn the facts surrounding a situation through reputable media publications. See original work for more on this and other stories.