'Disputed by multiple fact-checkers': Facebook rolls out new alert to combat fake news
by Elle Hunt from Technology | The Guardian on (#2GMTX)
Feature - which flags content as 'disputed' - trialled on story that falsely claimed thousands of Irish people were brought to the US as slaves
Facebook has started rolling out its third-party fact-checking tool in the fight against fake news, alerting users to "disputed content".
The site announced in December it would be partnering with independent fact-checkers to crack down on the spread of misinformation on its platform.
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