Penn website will help Facebook fight fake news

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Facebook moves to stamp out fake news stories on its site


Facebook moves to stamp out fake news stories on its site
- Facebook has said it is going to do more to prevent fake news stories from spreading on the social media website.Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg admitted recently that it needs to improve monitoring and policing of content but said it was a "crazy idea" that fake or misleading news on Facebook had helped swing the US presidential election in favour of Donald Trump.New systems that are being introduced should make it easier for Facebook users to report fake articles on their news feeds.
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Penn website will help Facebook fight fake news


Penn website will help Facebook fight fake news
- A fact-checking website run by the University of Pennsylvania is among five news outlets and organizations helping Facebook address fake news stories on the social media platform.FactCheck.org, which is run by Penn's Annenberg Public Policy Center, announced Thursday it would be aiding in flagging made-up news stories on Facebook.The other organizations include ABC News, The Associated Press, PolitiFact and Snopes.
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Facebook to roll out new tools to tackle fake news


Facebook to roll out new tools to tackle fake news
- Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will introduce tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on its platform, an about-face in response to rising criticism that it did not do enough to combat the problem during the US presidential campaign.The social network company stressed that the new features are part of an ongoing process to refine and test how it deals with fake news.It has faced complaints this year involving how it monitors and polices content produced by its 1.8 billion users.
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Facebook partners with fact-checkers to eradicate fake news


Facebook partners with fact-checkers to eradicate fake news
- True to its promise of laying down a concrete scheme to fight bogus news stories online, Facebook has teamed up with several fact-checkers in the United States to get the job done.READ: Facebook in crosshairs as fake news battle heats upOn Thursday, (Friday in Manila) the tech-giant revealed that they will be providing access to professionals from ABC News, FactCheck.org, the Associated Press, Snopes and Politifact to scour and verify each content on its platform.ADVERTISEMENTAs per reports from TheNextWeb, the truth-seekers will be given a Facebook-designed tool which evaluates stories that appear inaccurate or seem to come from dubious origins.
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