Facebook turns to newspaper ads to combat fake news
- 7 years ago
Facebook is expanding its campaign against fake news to print media. On Monday, readers of several British newspapers (including The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, and The Times) found full-page ads from Facebook, in which the social network offers advice on how to spot fake stories. The ads suggest that readers should be "skeptical of headlines," and "look closely at the URL." Simon Milner, Facebook’s director of policy for the UK. Facebook is under fresh political pressure