Monday, November 21, 2016

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out Plan to Combat Fake News

Following sharp criticism that fake news spreading on Facebook affected the 2016 presidential election, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has laid out a plan to combat the problematic issue.

The Facebook CEO outlined his plan to curb the spread of misinformation soon after landing Friday in Lima, Peru, where he was speaking about poverty at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.

In his post, he insisted that the percentage of misinformation is "relatively small" but that "we have much more work ahead on our roadmap." Critics charge the fake political stories about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton may have tipped the scales in Republican nominee Donald Trump's favor with voters. 

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