Facebook is finally launching a new feature to combat fake news, after six months of testing — here’s how it works (FB)
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- Facebook announced a new update to its News Feed that provides additional information about articles that have been shared.
- The additional information includes a Wikipedia link, information about the publication, and total number of shares across Facebook.
- You access the information by tapping an "about this article" button near the bottom-left corner of the image.
Your News Feed will soon help you spot which stories are from reliable sources, and which articles are fake news, Facebook announced on Tuesday.
People in the United States will soon see a change in Facebook that adds additional information to news stories in Facebook. Specifically, the additional information includes a Wikipedia link, information about the publication, related stories, and the total number of shares across Facebook. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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