amazon's alexa has been spreading fake news    tech/article-13974227/amazon-alexa- fake-news-mps-northern-lights.html amazon's alexa has been spreading fake news on everything from mps' expenses to the origins of the northern lights it's supposed to be the reliable smart assistant that 'makes your life easier' with instant titbits of information.  but a shocking report has revealed that in many cases, amazon's alexa doesn't know the difference between right and wrong.  an investigation by full fact has found that alexa spouts incorrect information on topics ranging from mps' expenses to the origins of the northern lights.  full fact, the uk's independent fact checking organisation, called the findings 'misleading' and 'clearly a big problem'.  what's more, staff at the organization have been furious to discover that alexa was attributing the wrong answers to none other than full fact.  'this error fed people false information through trusted devices that sit in their kitchens and living rooms,' said chris morris, the chief executive of full fact.  'we're deeply concerned that full fact's credibility was being used to promote the exact misinformation we've worked so hard to correct.'
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