Facebook and Google join forces to wage war against fake news

"Fake news" is the crisis du jour for online media in 2017, and now, two tech giants are working together to stop it from wrecking a pivotal election. ...Well, another pivotal election. SEE ALSO: Facebook is tweaking the News Feed to crack down on 'alternative facts' Facebook and Google, along with newsrooms in France (including France 24, the partner for Mashable 's French-language edition), are joining forces on a new project that will help verify or debunk viral information online. It's calle