Seriously? Facebook is going with THESE sources as 'fact checkers' to crack down on fake news?

It looks as if Facebook has chosen the AP and Snopes.com to be its “fact checkers” in determining what qualifies as fake news.

Facebook's war on fake news starts with a pop up window for re-posters of bad info. pic.twitter.com/qpPXZjLL3u

— John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) March 19, 2017

That is just a brilliant idea. The AP and Snopes are such unimpeachable sources.

https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/843538174945234948

https://twitter.com/middysworld/status/843479873222053892

A perfect storm of annoying, useless, and probably detrimental to the spread of any analysis that challenges status quo beliefs. https://t.co/izRnUN7Ppp

— Mark R Adams (@Mark_R_Adams) March 19, 2017

This is a truly awful idea by @Facebook, particularly given the spotty record of "independent fact-checkers." https://t.co/wpKgrsgxU6

— Martin Kaufmann (@MartinGKaufmann) March 19, 2017

https://twitter.com/coatsspeak/status/843488079478513664

Unfortunately, individual responsibility is not a concept that companies like Facebook are familiar with.

https://twitter.com/adamfmayer/status/843527547417759745

It’s not a way to slow down the sharing of fake news; it’s a way to eliminate the promulgation of stories that Facebook doesn’t like.