Why do you need algorithms to catch fake news? Surely there's a power law distribution. Why not use humans to catch the worst instances?
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In today's highly politicised... everything... can you name a nonprofit 3rd-party organisation universally considered unbiased?
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real issue isn't just fake news but giving everyone a personalized really where everyone agrees with them and hates other side.
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taking profit motive away does not make this apolitical. it would likely bring even weirder politics into it. who funds/leads it?
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hmmm. Politifact gets accused of liberal bias all the time...
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You have as much bipartisan credibility as any public figure. You have my sword, Paul.
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Unfortunately most people get involved in current events discussion because they're passionate about one side or the other.
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Or failing that create a team of credible people on both sides.
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You've got to find the 3 to 4 public figures left in America that are respected by both sides and put them in charge of the org.
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The problem is, the culture war has become so divisive, there aren't that many credible third parties left.
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Then the nonprofit gets accused of bias.
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you'll still have accusations of bias - humans are inherently bias. "Misleading" stories are the worst offender of bias.
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Facebook should allow users to "Trust" fact checkers. Politifact, Snopes, Fox News, whatever. Then automatically flag based on them.
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doesn't the whole aspect of an algorithm create an unbiased third party that should act as this identifier?
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Thought on that. We know issues of defining "truth", but there'd be way to determine "no truth" (falsacionism: Popper). Human-algo?
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Avoiding ACCUSATIONS of bias is easy, just flag them as fake.
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non-profit 3rd party is no protection against bias
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fake news is just an extreme example of broader problem of content that prevents people sharing common reality. Is Mother Jones fake?
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