Facebook wants to make sure its users are not only well-informed but feel smart, too.
The social networking giant is experimenting with a “satire” tag for the related articles in a user’s news feed that come from fake news sites. The move was prompted by user feedback, according to Mashable.
Google News follows this practice already for stories that come from parody or satire news sources such as The Daily Currant and The Onion, as well as those that come from blogs or press release distributors.
Facebook's News Feed debuted in 2006.
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