Facebook to fact-check photos, videos before midterm elections

Facebook to fact-check photos, videos before midterm elections

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https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-to-fact-check-photos-and-videos-ahead-of-midterm-elections/

Facebook is still reeling from its role in the 2016 US presidential election, in which Russian trolls abused the social network to meddle in the campaigns and sow discord among Americans.

Now the social network is sharing its plan for this year's US midterm elections, to try to make sure the same things don't happen again.

Facebook to fact-check photos, videos before midterm elections

Mar 29, 2018, 8:41pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-to-fact-check-photos-and-videos-ahead-of-midterm-elections/ >Facebook is still reeling from its role in the 2016 US presidential election, in which Russian trolls abused the social network to meddle in the campaigns and sow discord among Americans. >Now the social network is sharing its plan for this year's US midterm elections, to try to make sure the same things don't happen again.