Facebook Details Its New Plan To Combat Fake News Stories

WABE

December 15th, 2016

Facebook users will be warned before sharing a story that’s actually fake news, the social media giant says. Bogus news site — such as these stories from “USA Daily News 24,” a site that’s registered in Veles, Macedonia, have been blamed for the spread of misinformation online.

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