### Summary Candidate solution for Facebook's [fake news problem](http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/solving-the-problem-of-fake-news) using machine learning and crowd-sourcing. Takes form of a Chrome extension. Developed in under 24 hours at 2017 [Crimson Code](http://hackathon.eecs.wsu.edu/) hackathon at Washington State University.
Some notes:
- Python secure server (with classifier and training data) lies in ./server
- Chrome extension lies in ./client
- Server, along with training data, is currently stored locally. Plans are to host these on external server soon.
- Chrome extension is not yet available on Chrome App Store - this is in the works!
Here's an example classification of fake news, as would appear in your Facebook feed:
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