Facebook is testing a feature that warns users of satirical content posted from certain websites. Stories posted in users' feeds are being tagged as "[Satire]" in an apparent move to prevent them being mistaken for real news stories. Satirical stories have provoked confusion and angry comments from some social media users and their feedback has highlighted the need for the feature. Sites like the Onion in the US and the Daily Mash in the UK publish satirical news stories that mimic mainstream media and often reflect the current news agenda, but they are often mistaken as real news stories by social network users and even professional news organisations.
