As President Joe Biden was ramping up his campaign in the lead-up to the 2020 election, editors at The New York Times noticed something strange. An old Times story from 1987 was making the rounds on Facebook.“BIDEN WITHDRAWS BID FOR PRESIDENT IN WAKE OF FUROR,” read the headline.Though some people were sharing the story as a joke, it wasn’t immediately obvious to the casual social media user that the article was more than 30 years old. In link previews, Facebook displayed just the headline of the story, not the date.
Origen: How news organizations are using timestamp disclaimers to reduce misinformation – Poynter
