Cross checking: Facebook said it would work with several leading French news organisations to ensure that false news items were not published on its platform. — Reuters
PARIS: Social media companies Facebook, Google and a group of news organisations launched an initiative on Feb 6 to tackle fake news stories in France, with the media in the spotlight as the country's presidential election approaches.
Facebook said it would work with several leading French news organisations, including Agence France-Presse, BFM TV, and newspapers L'Express and Le Monde to ensure that false news items were not published on its platform.
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