Friday, 1 February 2019

Fake news sites are simply changing their domain name to get around Facebook fact-checkers

Fake news sites are simply changing their domain name to get around Facebook fact-checkers

Facebook has been cracking down on the fake news that gets shared on its platform. One problem: one of the biggest fake news websites has found a workaround. In order to avoid Facebook’s fact checking system, the site formerly known as YourNewsWire, one of the most well-known purveyors of fake news online, has simply rebranded. The site now goes by News Punch and posts fake news content similar to what it published under their former name, according to a report by Poynter.
Read more: https://mashable.com/article/yournewswire-news-punch-domain-facebook-fake-news/?source=Snapzu

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