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Dec 16, 2019 · Earlier this year, we added a “False Information” feedback option, and these reports, along with other signals, help us to better identify and take action on potentially false information. Today’s expansion is an important step in our ongoing efforts to fight misinformation on Instagram.
Our program includes several key steps: Identify false news: We identify potential misinformation using signals, like feedback from people on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, and surface the content to fact-checkers. Fact-checkers may also identify content to review on their own.
Dec 16, 2019 · In addition, if something is rated false or partly false on Facebook, starting today we’ll automatically label identical content if it is posted on Instagram (and vice versa). The label will link out to the rating from the fact-checker and provide links to articles from credible sources that debunk the claim(s) made in the post.
You may come across a post on Instagram that’s been marked as false information by an independent third-party fact checker.
- More Context For Pages That Repeatedly Share False Claims
- Expanding Penalties For Individual Facebook Accounts
- Redesigned Notifications When People Share Fact-Checked Content
We want to give people more information before they like a Page that has repeatedly shared content that fact-checkers have rated, so you’ll see a pop up if you go to like one of these Pages. You can also click to learn more, including that fact-checkers said some posts shared by this Page include false information and a link to more information abo...
Since launching our fact-checking program in late 2016, our focus has been on reducing viral misinformation. We’ve taken stronger action against Pages, Groups, Instagram accounts and domains sharing misinformation and now, we’re expanding some of these efforts to include penalties for individual Facebook accounts too. Starting today, we will reduce...
We currently notify people when they share content that a fact-checker later rates, and now we’ve redesigned these notifications to make it easier to understand when this happens. The notification includes the fact-checker’s article debunking the claim as well as a prompt to share the article with their followers. It also includes a notice that peo...
False information posts often contain manipulated images or videos. Sometimes the photo may be authentic, but taken out of context. You can search elsewhere for the photo or image to verify where it came from. Be skeptical of headlines.
Dec 13, 2023 · At least a dozen posts have circulated from pro-Palestinian accounts and other groups accusing Instagram of censoring their content by default and instructing users on how to turn off the fact ...
