Facebook amps up fact-checking team in India to curb fake news

New Delhi: Social media platform Facebook India on Monday said that it has added five new partners and three new languages to its fact-checking program in a bid to curb fake news.

News media and fact-checking firms, including India Today Group, Vishvas.news, Factly, Newsmobile and Fact Crescendo, will review news stories on Facebook for facts and rate their accuracy. The five new firms along with the existing partners Boom Live and AFP will fact-check posts and visual media in languages, including English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi.