Pedo-Promoting Slate Releases Browser Extension to Fight "Fake News"

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Slate creates a browser extension that will notify users of "fake news" on Facebook. According to the article, it almost sounds like they did it because of pizzagate.

Only You Can Stop the Spread of Fake News

Slate has created a new tool for internet users to identify, debunk, and—most importantly—combat the proliferation of bogus stories. Conceived and built by Slate developers, with input and oversight from Slate editors, it's a Chrome browser extension called This Is Fake, and you can download and install it for free either on its home page or in the Chrome web store. The point isn't just to flag fake news; you probably already know it when you see it. It's to remind you that, anytime you see fake news in your feed, you have an opportunity to interrupt its viral transmission, both within your network and beyond.

How It Works

Once you install the extension, as you scroll through your Facebook feed, stories that Slate has identified as fake news will be flagged with a red banner over the preview image, informing you that they've been debunked. What differentiates This Is Fake from some other, earlier experiments in fake-news prevention is that the banner links directly to an article from a reputable source that debunks the story in question, and it prompts the user to share the debunking as a comment on the offending post. This is the antiviral functionality, one whose success depends on your participation. When the tool sees a fake story in your feed, it will look like this:[/size]