Facebook Took Over A Day To Fact-Check Pelosi Fake Video

San Francisco: Facebook took over a day to tackle the doctored viral video that was intentionally slowed down to show US Speaker Nancy Pelosi talking in a slurred speech. Finding audio and digital forensic experts who could verify that the video had been manipulated required time, but while the fact-checkers were investigating the case, misinformation continued to spread at Internet speeds. Facebook works only with fact-checkers that are part of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), CNN reported on Saturday. When one of Facebook’s fact-checking partners rates a post or video as false on the platform, it automatically triggers a change in how Facebook’s algorithm handles that content. Demoting a piece of content would let it appear on the platform, but, less frequently in users’ news feeds. It also notifies Facebook users who share or have shared the content that it’s false, the report quoted Facebook as saying. (IANS)

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