ISLAMABAD – Social Media App Twitter to unveil new ‘Fake News’ feature forusers across the World.
Bold red and orange labels highlighting misinformation shared bypoliticians and other public figures is one way Twitterlinkisconsidering to tackle fake news.
A design mock-up obtained by NBC News shows how verified fact-checkers andjournalists can highlight incorrect tweets directly below the original post.
There also appears to be a way for others to add their feedback, with aParticipate button.
Misinformation was under the spotlight during the 2019 general election andcontinues to be a concern as the US prepares for the presidential electionlater this year.
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Offending material is described as harmfully misleading in a tabunderneath, which reads: “Twitter community reports have identified thistweet as violating the community policy on harmfully misleading information.
“This tweet’s visibility will be reduced.”
