Facebook, as one of the most social networks with users in Indonesia, is committed to participating in combating the spread of false news. "We want to ensure that people have access to reliable and accurate information on Facebook," Facebook Indonesia said in a written statement received in Jakarta on Monday (8/10).
"Therefore, we are very serious in handling the spread of false news and have put in place efforts to fight misinformation as one of our top priorities," continued Facebook. In an effort to reduce the spread of false news, Facebook uses technology and content review teams, and conducts various educational programs around news literacy.
Here are some tips from Facebook that can be practiced to identify fake news circulating on social media.
Be skeptical of the title
Fake news stories often have bombastic titles with capital letters with exclamation points. If the title seems shocking and untrustworthy, then it's likely that it is.
