NEW DELHI: Social networking giant Facebook is introducing a third-party fact-checking programme in India to combat the spread of “false news” on its platform, starting with a pilot in Karnataka, which goes to polls next month.
Facebook said it has partnered with BOOM, an independent digital journalism initiative certified through the International Fact-Checking Network, for a pilot in Karnataka.
Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held on May 12.
In a blogpost today, the US social networking giant said the programme in India aims “to fight the spread of false news on our platform”.
BOOM will review English language news stories flagged on Facebook, check facts, and rate their accuracy, it said.
Facebook is running similar initiatives in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines and the US. (AGENCIES)
Follow our WhatsApp channel
