For many Facebook users, it is difficult to guess the origin of stories that appear in their news feeds. For some users, it can be an even greater challenge to determine which stories were never meant to be taken seriously in the first place. That's why Facebook has introduced a way to tell the real from the fake.

The social network is currently testing labels on page posts that appear in users' news feeds to eliminate confusion about their content. These labels include "satire page," "fan page," and "public agency," and will allow readers to analyze where the information they are viewing comes from. The labels are being rolled out for U.S. accounts right now, but will eventually be rolled out worldwide.

According to the tweet announcing the new labels, Facebook says the change is being made to give users "more context about the pages they see."

This is not the first time Facebook has taken control to prevent misinformation; in June 2020, Facebook began labeling government media.

Facebook also employs fact-checkers around the world to investigate various posts and other content shared on the platform, and some of their decisions have caused further controversy. Facebook's track record of keeping misinformation off its site is, to say the least, mixed.

The new labels will likely not detract from your News Feed experience - as long as Facebook is transparent about why each label is assigned to a particular story or page. In any case, this latest move appears to put the onus on Facebook to think more seriously about what stories it is consuming and sharing.