Facebook is partnering with the news agency Reuters to fact-check viral videos, photos, and other user content
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- Facebook is paying the global news agency Reuters to carry out fact-checking on its behalf, Reuters announced Wednesday.
- Reuters says the program will see its fact-checkers verify some user-generated photos, videos, headlines and other English- and Spanish-language content in the US "in the run-up to the US election and beyond."
- Facebook has launched multiple fact-checking initiatives over the past few years, though it's also faced fierce criticism — from politicians and even its own employees — for refusing to fact-check political ads.
- Reuters and Facebook did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Facebook is partnering with the news agency Reuters to carry out fact-checking on its behalf, adding a high-profile name to its global roster of fact-checkers.
Reuters says the program, which it announced Wednesday, will see its fact-checkers verify the authenticity of user-generated photos, videos, headlines, and other English- and Spanish-language content in the US "in the run-up to the US election and beyond." Its findings will be published on a Reuters blog created previously to fact-check similar content.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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