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Credit: Nenad Stojkovic/ CC BY 2.0Facebook announced on Thursday that their new fact-checker against what they consider fake news in Greece will be the French news agency Agence France Press, or AFP.Facebook has been using fact-checkers to combat what they judge to be fake news for the past two years in Greece, and has in…
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AFP has become the new fact-checker for Facebook in Greece and Cyprus, the American tech giant has announced.
“We are pleased to welcome AFP as a fact-checking partner in Greece and Cyprus. AFP is a valuable partner with experienced journalists around the world,” said Sophie Eyears, Facebook’s Strategic Partner Development Officer.
“Together with Ellinika Hoaxes [the current fact-checker], their vital work will help us continue to reduce the spread of Greek-language misinformation on our platforms,” she added.
Facebook’s fact-checking program includes more than 80 partners around the world, checking content in more than 60 different languages and removing fake news and misinformation.
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