{"id":28313,"date":"2021-06-07T15:53:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/?p=28313"},"modified":"2021-06-13T22:55:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T22:55:29","slug":"false-altered-partly-false-facebook-decisions-also-in-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/critique\/2021\/06\/07\/28313\/","title":{"rendered":"False, Altered, Partly False\u2026 Facebook Decisions Also In Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"

From June 1, the <\/span>Verified<\/span><\/a> section of our website has been involved in Facebook’s fact-checking <\/span>program<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rumors about the growth of misinformation are constant and everywhere. The main environment for spreading misinformation exists in social networks. And it is the large social networks that take obligatory measures to reduce misinformation. Facebook’s fact-checking program is one of those steps.<\/span><\/p>\n

How does the program work?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Facebook cooperates with independent fact-checking organizations. In this case, the existence of The International Fact-Checking Network (<\/span>IFCN<\/span><\/a>) certificate is chosen as a criterion. There is no member organization from Armenia in this network yet. That is why the “Fact-Meter” of Georgian GRASS with such a certificate (<\/span>FactCheck Georgia<\/span><\/a>) was chosen to implement the program in Armenia.<\/span><\/p>\n

In June-July 2021, during the early parliamentary elections in Armenia and the post-election period, our media.am website, which is part of the <\/span>Media Initiatives Center<\/span><\/a>, will cooperate with “Fact-Meter” on Facebook\u2019s fact-checking program to check the content of materials spread in Armenian on Facebook and Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n

After finding material containing possible misinformation on Facebook, we rate the contentious material by the following <\/span>decisions<\/span><\/a> of Facebook:<\/span><\/p>\n