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Facebook Removes Accounts in Fight Against Fake News

by Associated Press

   Facebook says it has deleted tens of thousands of accounts in Britain
   ahead of the June 8 general election in a drive to battle fake news.
   The tech giant also took out newspaper advertisements in Britain's
   media offering advice on how to spot such stories. The ads suggest that
   readers should be "skeptical of headlines," and "look closely at the
   URL."

   The company says it has made improvements to help it detect fake news
   accounts more effectively.
   Simon Milner, the tech firm's U.K. director of policy, says the
   platform wants to get to the "root of the problem" and is working with
   outside organizations to fact check and analyze content around the
   election.
   Milner says Facebook is "doing everything we can to tackle the problem
   of false news."