Facebook to offer users tips on spotting fake news
by Jasper Jackson from Technology | The Guardian on (#2JB9D)
Social network says it has responsibility to reduce amount of fake news on platform and help users make informed decisions
Hundreds of millions of Facebook users will be offered tips for spotting fake news as part of the social network's latest attempt to address concerns about its role in the spread of false information.
The new "educational tool" is part of a multi-pronged strategy which will also see a growing range of "signals" from user behaviour and third-party fact checkers used to make misinformation less prominent on the social network.
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