Increasing Our Efforts to Fight False News

By Tessa Lyons, Product Manager - June 21, 2018

Over the last year and half, we have been committed to fighting false news through a combination of technology and human review, including removing fake accounts, partnering with fact-checkers, and promoting news literacy. This effort will never be finished and we have a lot more to do. Today, we’re announcing several updates as part of this work:

• Expanding our fact-checking program to new countries
• Expanding our test to fact-check photos and videos
• Increasing the impact of fact-checking by using new techniques, including identifying duplicates and using Claim Review
• Taking action against new kinds of repeat offenders
• Improving measurement and transparency by partnering with academics

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We’re currently working with the commission to develop privacy-protected data sets, which will include a sample of links that people engage with on Facebook. The academics selected by the commission will be able to study these links to better understand the kinds of content being shared on Facebook. Over time, this externallyvalidated research will help keep us accountable and track our progress.

https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/06/increasing-our-efforts-to-fight-false-news/