Facebook tests feature to provide context for news stories

Facebook is testing a new feature to give users more information about news articles being shared on their feeds as the company fights allegations that its platform has been enabling the spread of misinformation. Facebook announced that it would be trying out a button that will show users more context about the subject of a shared article link as well as the source. “The additional contextual information is pulled from across Facebook and other sources, such as information from the publisher’s Wikipedia entry, a button to follow their Page, trending articles or related articles about the topic, and information about how the article is being shared by people on Facebook,” their blog post reads.