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How to report a fake news story on Facebook

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How to report a fake news story on Facebook
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WEBVTT WE WILL TELL YOU WHY THEY ARE DOING THIS AND HOW YOU CAN HELP OUT. >> FACEBOOK HAS COME UNDER FIRE FOR ALLOWING FAKE NEWS ON ITS SITE. CRITICS SAY FALSE REPORTS RAN RAMPANT DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. NEWS 8'S SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT MEGAN FRANK EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM AND OFFERS SOME SOLUTIONS. >> THERE IS NO QUESTION, FACEBOOK HAS A BIG INFLUENCE ON THE WORLD. BUT, FOLLOWING THE ELECTION CRITICS QUESTIONED IF THE SITE COULD DO A BETTER JOB AT WEEDING OUT FALSE STORIES. ACCORDING TO A POST BY CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG, OF ALL THE CONTENT ON FACEBOOK, MORE THAN 99% IS AUTHENTIC. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT IS FAKE NEWS AND HOAXES. HE ALSO SAID IT IS EXTREMELY UNLIKLEY HOAXES CHANGED THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION. DESPITE ZUCKERBERG'S CLAIM, THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF FALSE STORIES ON FACEBOOK. SOME HAVE BEEN SHARED MILLIONS OF TIMES. LIKE THIS ONE I REPORTED ON DURING THE CAMPAIGN, IT SAYS THE POPE ENDORSED CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT. AND THIS ONE, CLAIMED HE ENDORSED TRUMP. BOTH ARE FALSE AND FROM A FAKE NEWS SITE. FACEBOOK SAYS IT IS FIGHTING AGAINST SPAM IN NEWS FEED. IT HAS A TOOL CALLED NEWS FLAGS. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS, IF YOU SEE A FAKE STORY CLICK ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TO REPORT IT. CHECK, IT'S SPAM, THEN, IT'S A FALSE STORY. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE FLAG A POST.
How to report a fake news story on Facebook

Facebook has come under fire for allowing fake news on its site and critics say fake stories ran rampant during the presidential campaign. News 8's social media expert Megan Frank explains the problem and offers some solutions.

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