Facebook will stop labeling "fake news," because it only "made more users believe hoaxes," reports "Fake Newsweek"

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May 13, 2020, 7:48:44 PM5/13/20

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The mind reels, as one CIA-connected medium reports the failure of another one to stifle interest

in what the former calls "misleading or false stories."

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FACEBOOK WILL STOP LABELING FAKE NEWS BECAUSE IT BACKFIRED, MADE MORE USERS BELIEVE HOAXES [sic]

BY JASON SILVERSTEIN ON 12/21/17 AT 5:48 PM EST

A Facebook logo at Facebook's London headquarters.REUTERS/TOBY MELVILLE

Facebook will be stopping part of its fight against fake news [sic] — because the social media giant said it only led to more people believing lies [sic].

The company on Wednesday announced that it will stop its short-lived practice of labeling misleading or false stories [sic] as "disputed," and will instead provide links to related articles that can give context or truth [sic] where needed.

Facebook said its attempt to thwart fake news [sic] backfired, since the "disputed" label ended up making believers of [Surely you mean "in"?] fake news [sic] more defensive and more likely to insist on their version of the truth [sic].