Journalists to use 'immune system' software against fake news
by Robert Booth from Technology | The Guardian on (#2YPNA)
Full Fact software backed by George Soros and Pierre Omidyar fact-checks statements in parliament and news media in real time
Broadcast, print and online journalists are to begin using an automated fact-checking system that quickly alerts them to false claims made in the press, on TV and in parliament.
An early version of the system, dubbed the "bullshit detector" by its creators, will be rolled out for testing from October as part of a global fightback against fake news.
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