Efforts to combat fake news aren’t working, Facebook admits

by in Russia Today

Facebook’s fight against fake news – has resulted in a boomerang effect. The site’s been trying to ‘red flag’ articles that contain false information. But forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest… as Jacqueline Vouga explains.

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