By some measures, the spread of fake news on Facebook has declined since 2016, but the same can't always be said for Twitter.
Facebook announced changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections.
"We are introducing some new tools to help us deliver on two key goals that experts have told us are important for protecting the integrity of elections: preventing online advertising from being used for foreign interference, and increasing transparency around all forms of political and issue advertising," said Richard Allen, vice president for global policy solutions at Facebook, in a statement.
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