Right now, Facebook does very little to identify content, only provide it.
They certainly do identify content, and indeed alter the way that certain messages are promoted.
They faced criticism for allowing fake news to spread on the site
Who decides what is and is not fake news?
Not quite what I meant about identifying content but fair point.
As for fake news, the most reliable way to tell is whether the piece states information as verifiable fact, and if that fact is verified. Basically, there should be at least some sort of verifiable info in the article, or else it's just narrative. While one side's take may be "real" to half the world, the other side's take can be "real" to the other half of the world, but there should be some piece of actual information that both sides look at and agree is real.
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