How to Fix Fake News

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How to Fix Fake News
Regina Rini, New York Times, 2018/10/16
I'm not really on board with the idea tat the New York Times has solved the problem of fake news, nor either that emulating the norms of the cocktail circuit is the way to do it - both are as capable of spreading rumours as well as fact, and neithr seems to be held accountable for it. But there is an element worth drawing out of this article, and it's this: the ability to spread fake news stems at least in part from our ability to remember who said what. More...