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01-13-2017, 06:22 AM
The BBC sets up a taskforce to fight back against fake news
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The uphill battle against fake news (and correctly (http://mashable.com/2017/01/11/trump-fake-news-buzzfeed/#HbLQdwOF9jq6?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) using the term "fake news" in the first place) continues. The latest effort to debunk made-up information is British broadcaster BBC.
On Thursday, The Guardian reported (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jan/12/bbc-sets-up-team-to-debunk-fake-news) the BBC was forming a debunking team to tackle false stories that often start on Facebook and other social media outlets.
SEE ALSO: Indonesia sets up agency to combat fake news (http://mashable.com/2017/01/06/indonesia-agency-fake-news/)
This means segments such as the outlet's Reality Check (http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-32072999) will become more than an occasional feature, but a persistent effort with a team tackling incorrect stories, posts and information.
The amount the NHS in England is getting from the government is at the bottom end of the range that it asked forhttps://t.co/gyWvoK8YMn pic.twitter.com/PQbPi47cdp (https://t.co/PQbPi47cdp)
— BBC Reality Check (@BBCRealityCheck) January 12, 2017 (https://twitter.com/BBCRealityCheck/status/819595189673230336) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/12/bbc-fake-news-team/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The uphill battle against fake news (and correctly (http://mashable.com/2017/01/11/trump-fake-news-buzzfeed/#HbLQdwOF9jq6?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) using the term "fake news" in the first place) continues. The latest effort to debunk made-up information is British broadcaster BBC.
On Thursday, The Guardian reported (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jan/12/bbc-sets-up-team-to-debunk-fake-news) the BBC was forming a debunking team to tackle false stories that often start on Facebook and other social media outlets.
SEE ALSO: Indonesia sets up agency to combat fake news (http://mashable.com/2017/01/06/indonesia-agency-fake-news/)
This means segments such as the outlet's Reality Check (http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-32072999) will become more than an occasional feature, but a persistent effort with a team tackling incorrect stories, posts and information.
The amount the NHS in England is getting from the government is at the bottom end of the range that it asked forhttps://t.co/gyWvoK8YMn pic.twitter.com/PQbPi47cdp (https://t.co/PQbPi47cdp)
— BBC Reality Check (@BBCRealityCheck) January 12, 2017 (https://twitter.com/BBCRealityCheck/status/819595189673230336) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/12/bbc-fake-news-team/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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