Hacker News with Generative AI: Fact-Checking

Testing Begins for Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram and Threads (about.fb.com)
In January, Meta announced that we will end our third party fact checking program and move to a crowd-sourced Community Notes approach, starting in the United States. On March 18th, we will begin testing this new approach by allowing contributors from our community to write and rate notes on content across Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

Social Media, Fact-Checking, Community, Testing, Meta

6 points by 01-_- 21 days ago | 0 comments

I am building an app to fight propaganda online. Need your help (ycombinator.com)
So long story short I was recently bombarded with an insane amounts of right-wing propaganda online and Russian bots so I decided I can somehow simplify the validation of the facts that are posted by people online.

Social Media, Misinformation, Fact-Checking, Censorship, Politics

12 points by indiehacker4 25 days ago | 12 comments

Reddit co-founder says Meta end to third-party fact-checking is 'pragmatic' (cnbc.com)

Social Media, Fact-Checking, Meta, Reddit

7 points by belter 35 days ago | 10 comments

Microsoft cuts ties with USAID-funded "fact-checking" outfit NewsGuard (centrist.nz)
Microsoft has quietly severed ties with NewsGuard, a left-wing fact-checking outfit that has helped advertisers blacklist conservative media.

Microsoft, NewsGuard, Media Bias, Fact-Checking, Politics

13 points by bentocorp 44 days ago | 2 comments

Google won't comply with EU fact-checking law (engadget.com)
Google has told the EU it will not comply with a forthcoming fact-checking law, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Axios.

Google, EU Law, Fact-Checking, Regulations, Tech Industry

13 points by gmays 68 days ago | 7 comments

The Making of Community Notes (2024) (asteriskmag.com)
The team that built X’s Community Notes talks about their design process and the philosophy behind their approach to combatting false information on the platform.

Social Media, Design, Fact-Checking, Information Management, Community

72 points by chambers 72 days ago | 15 comments

The Making of Community Notes (asteriskmag.com)
The team that built X’s Community Notes talks about their design process and the philosophy behind their approach to combatting false information on the platform.

Social Media, Design, Fact-Checking, Community

4 points by brettcvz 76 days ago | 0 comments

LA wildfires disinformation reveals limits of fact-checking (weaponizedspaces.substack.com)
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, announced last week that it is ending its fact-checking initiative and following in the footsteps of X (formerly Twitter) in implementing a community notes feature in place of professional fact-checkers.

Disinformation, Social Media, Fact-Checking, News

27 points by rbanffy 79 days ago | 35 comments

Soon to be out of a job Meta's fact-checkers battle wildfire conspiracy theories (cnn.com)

Meta, Fact-Checking, Conspiracy Theories, Social Media, Journalism

6 points by cdme 79 days ago | 0 comments

Global fact-checkers were disappointed, not surprised, Meta ended its program (restofworld.org)
Meta’s fact-checking partners around the world are disappointed — but not surprised — by Facebook’s move to do away with fact-checking by trained teams.

Social Media, Fact-Checking, Meta, News, Journalism

9 points by devonnull 82 days ago | 0 comments

Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the fact-checkers, nine years later (poynter.org)
As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global consequences

Social Media, Fact-Checking, Journalism, Meta, Public Policy

9 points by bjourne 82 days ago | 0 comments

Meta scrapped factcheckers because systems were 'too complex' (theguardian.com)
The co-chair of Meta’s oversight board has said the company’s systems have become “too complex” after it decided to scrap factcheckers, as the chief executive of Elon Musk’s X welcomed the decision.

Social Media, Fact-Checking, Meta, Elon Musk

36 points by vinni2 85 days ago | 85 comments

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes (apnews.com)
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X.

Social Media, Fact-Checking, Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk

27 points by geox 85 days ago | 13 comments

Ending our third party fact-checking program and moving to Community Notes model (about.fb.com)
Meta’s platforms are built to be places where people can express themselves freely. That can be messy. On platforms where billions of people can have a voice, all the good, bad and ugly is on display. But that’s free expression.

Social Media, Fact-Checking, Community Engagement

870 points by impish9208 86 days ago | 1359 comments

When Fact-Checks Backfire (theatlantic.com)
New research shows their promise—and limits.