BBC sets up team to debunk fake news

Permanent Reality Check team will target false stories or facts being shared on social mediaThe BBC is to assemble a team to fact check and debunk deliberately misleading and false stories masquerading as real news.Amid growing concern among politicians and news organisations about the impact of false information online, news chief James Harding told staff on Thursday that the BBC would be “weighing in on the battle over lies, distortions and exaggerations”. Continue reading...