Fake News Controversy

I'm opposed to all this cracking down on fake news stories. Are people this lazy now that they can't google something if they're skeptical?

With this sort of mentality, people are going to start flagging stuff just because they subjectively decided it was fake. I say leave everything open so we can scrutinize it.

I want extremists of both sides to show themselves so we know what they think. I want an open dialogue to talk about ideas I might not have heard. When you start this type of arbitrary flagging, at what point do you draw the line? What happens when people start flagging simply because they disagree with someone else's viewpoint? This will lead to more restrictions on free speech and isn't going to make the general population any smarter. It's up to you to tell others when they've been lied to, don't rely on Facebook to do it for you.

Start conversations with people, educate them. I would agree that most of the world is ignorant about a lot of things, that does not mean we should give up our freedoms so a higher authority can control our speech. A website releases a fake story, a dozen of us should be in the comments section giving evidence for why it's false, or make a news article of your own to counter that story.