BBC sets up team to debunk fake news
The BBC hopes to work with Facebook. Facebook have said they will tackle fake news after coming under criticism for its fake news problem especially during a time of the US election and Brexit. fake news to help users identify fake news and report/flag it. The team plans to create a fact checking service, they also plan to invest close to £300 million in researching into new languages to expand its data journalism. False information around big events such as the UK’s referendum on leaving the EU and the US election has been especially rife, with numerous instances of completely fabricated stories, many of which are created with the sole aim of generating advertising revenue from people viewing the stories.
I believe this is important for the bbc to do. As an unbiased median the BBC is good to moderate this influx of fake news but this is long overdue and there should have been a moderator or gatekeeper for this when it was created.
I believe this is important for the bbc to do. As an unbiased median the BBC is good to moderate this influx of fake news but this is long overdue and there should have been a moderator or gatekeeper for this when it was created.
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