Reuters and Facebook launch a fact-checking initiative to identify misinformation

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Reuters / Feb 12

“Reuters, the world’s largest multimedia news provider, announced today the launch of a new fact-checking initiative aimed at identifying misinformation on social media, in partnership with Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Program. The newly created fact-checking unit at Reuters will verify content posted on Facebook and Instagram and identify where media is false or misleading.”

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Tags: Facebook, misinformation, Reuters