Facebook combats fake news with new warning labelSTEPHEN LAM Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social network has been fighting to tackle spam on the site, but admitted there was more work to be done. Facebook has started rolling out a new warning label for news stories that are "disputed" by a third-party fact checker, such as Snopes and PolitiFact. The spread of misinformation on social media sites became a growing concern after Donald Trump won the presidential election. DADO RUVIC Facebook has started rolling out a new warning label for news stories that are "disputed" by a third-party fact checker. JONATHAN ERNST The spreading of misinformation on social media sites became a growing concern when Donald Trump became president.

Source: Stuff March 06, 2017 22:52 UTC