<p>You&rsquo;ve probably heard the Democrats blaming &ldquo;fake news&rdquo; for Donald Trump&rsquo;s victory. And while the media is rife with fake news, that isn&rsquo;t the reason Hillary lost.</p>
<p>As we wrote in a previous article, the American media gave up on real, objective news a long time ago.</p>
<p>Facebook &ndash; on which many young people depend for their news nowadays &ndash; has been criticized for the way it handled (or failed to handle) the torrent of fake news that surfaced during the 2016 elections.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I think the idea that fake news on Facebook influenced the election in any way is a pretty crazy idea,&rdquo; said Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.</p>
<p>But after a man opened fire on a DC pizzeria after reading a fake news story about Hillary Clinton, Zuckerberg decided to take action.</p>
<p>The social media site will now work with the Poynter International Fact-Checking Network to evaluable news articles. &ldquo;Disputed&rdquo; stories will come with warning messages and users will have more options to report fake posts.</p>
<p>Flagged stories will be pushed lower in the news feed than &ldquo;real&rdquo; stories, and people who try to share debunked stories will see a warning message before they post.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We have a responsibility to reduce the spread of fake news on our platform,&rdquo; says Adam Mosseri, Facebook&rsquo;s vice president of product development.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll have to wait and see early results to determine how effective the strategy is,&rdquo; says Poynter&rsquo;s Alexios Mantzarlis. &ldquo;In my eyes, erring on the side of caution is not a bad idea with something so complicated.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Donald Trump&rsquo;s victory proved just how corrupt the American media has become. While Zuckerberg may have good intentions in mind, it is arrogant for him to believe that his strategy will make a difference.</p>
<p>Neither Facebook nor &ldquo;fact checking outlets&rdquo; have any clue whether news is real or not, and this could quickly turn into liberal censorship.</p>
<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:</strong> This is such a dangerous precedent. Are they going to depend on the liberal news outlets and left leaning fact checking organizations.</p>
<p>While abuse is certainly rampant, the internet is supposed to provide for a free exchange of ideas. Up until the election occurred, there were many claims that ;polls were biased and Trump would win. it could easily have been dismissed as fake news.</p>
<p>We don&#8217;t let the government censor our news, in fact the First Amendment prevents it. Should we allow Facebook to censor our news? ;</p>