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Fake news fact-checks hobbled by low reach, study shows

By Alissa de Carbonnel

Jul 12 2019 1:00PM

EU calls for greater fact-checking efforts.

Fake news fact-checks hobbled by low reach, study shows

The European Union has called on Facebook and other platforms to invest more in fact-checking, but a new study shows those efforts may rarely reach the communities worst affected by fake news. The analysis by big-data firm Alto Data Analytics over a three-month period ahead of this year's EU ...

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