[Tech Thoughts] Fact checkers wade through the muck so you don’t drown in it

For fact checkers, using Meta’s platforms is drudgery.

It is unglamorous, it deals with a large volume of human or AI-abetted bullshit and, despite the need for it, few can really appreciate the effort it takes to set things straight.

While most people can easily use Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram to share memes and photos, tell stories, and occasionally gossip about life without a care, bad actors use it to foster hatred and distrust, make money, and fuel genocide. ...