Facebook fake news: Zuckerberg details plans to combat problem

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has outlined plans for how he hopes to combat fake news on the site.Facebook became mired in controversy after some users complained fake news changed the outcome of the US election.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new steps to counter fake news on the platform on Saturday, marking a departure from his skepticism that online misinformation is, as Barack Obama said this week, a threat to democratic institutions.”We take misinformation seriously,” Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Saturday. “We know people want accurate information. We’ve been working on this problem for a long time and we take this responsibility seriously.”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/19/facebook-fake-news-mark-zuckerberg