Facebook is throwing away "disputed flags," one of its several attempts to curb the spread of fake news across the social network.
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About a year ago, Facebook launched the feature, where red flag icons were put next to articles that were identified to be false by a team of independent fact-checking organizations.。

But according to Facebook's research, the effort didn't help much. Facebook's team identified four reasons that disputed flags were not an ideal strategy, as shared in a blog post on Medium. 。

1. Buried critical information 。 Buried critical information
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2. a.k.a. required too many clicks 。Could sometimes backfire。

3. because strong language or visuals can reinforce ideas
   。 Required at least two fact-checkers 
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4. so was a slow process to be applied 。Only worked for false ratings。

so stories that were partly false or unproven were not marked。

Thanks for signing up!。 What the disputed flag tool looked likeCredit: facebook。"They have a big problem, and they are leaning on other organizations to clean up after them," one journalist working with Facebook told。

The Guardian。

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Going forward, Facebook will be focused on related articles, links of stories from reputable news sources. These will appear before a user even click-throughs to a website with the hope of showing accurate information and providing more context beyond just one headline. 。

Related articles lead to fewer shares than disputed flags attached to fake news stories, according to Facebook's researchers.。