Facebook's plan to tackle fake news raises questions over limitations
by Olivia Solon and Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisc from Technology | The Guardian on (#25J2N)
Operation prompted scrutiny about process and site's apparent unwillingness to pay for fact-checking that relies on users and non-partisan organizations
Facebook's new effort to flag news deemed to be "fake" began on Friday, as new questions emerged about the limitations of the system the social media giant has put in place to outsource the fact-checking process.
The tech company's decision to swiftly test a system to identify fraudulent news stories has won plaudits from fact-checking experts, including some involved in the project.
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