Shawn Jay Gupda

Facebook fact-checked a meme that used a disputed quote attributed to JFK: A user told CensorTrack via email that Facebook fact-checked a meme he posted that included a photo of President John F. Kennedy. The CensorTrack team was unable to make out the text above the photo but the text underneath the photo reads: "'There is a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman and child. Before I leave this high and noble office, I intend to expose this plot.' President John F. Kennedy 7 days before he was Assassinated." It's unclear exactly which fact-checker contested the the user's post on Facebook but both Reuters and Snopes fact checked the attribution of the same quote posted by other users. Reuters claimed that it "could not corroborate that President Kennedy ever said these words publicly" and that "The JFK Presidential Library confirmed to Reuters via email they are unaware of this quote existing in any of their records." Snopes, however, found that Kennedy made a similar remark 10 days before his assassination. Fact-checked posts lose exposure on Facebook feeds as they are negatively affected by the platform's algorithm. According to Facebook, users fail to click through a fact-check interstitial to see the post 95% of the time

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