And if people decide they want to share the story with friends anyway, they can - but they'll get another warning. Users can click on a link to learn why that is. But they'll be publicly flagged as 'disputed,' which will force them to appear lower down in people's news feed. Stories that flunk the fact check won't be removed from Facebook. If enough people report a story as fake, Facebook will pass it to third-party fact-checking organizations that are part of the nonprofit Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network.įive fact-checking and news organizations are working with Facebook on this: ABC News, The Associated Press,, Politifact and Snopes. Facebook says this group is likely to expand. The social network will make it easier for users to report fake news when they see it, which they'll be able to do in two steps, not three. It will focus on the 'worst of the worst' offenders and partner with outside fact-checkers and news organizations to sort honest news reports from made-up stories that play to people's passions and preconceived notions.
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network.
