CYBER Facebook, fake news and 100m people voting for Mexico's new President

Google Translate: "After being criticized for its role in the 2016 US elections, Facebook is taking steps to avoid what it calls false news during Mexico's 2018 presidential campaign.

On Tuesday, the social media giant posted full-page ads in prominent Mexican newspapers, including El Financiero, under the heading "Tips to detect false news." The company logo appears in the upper left corner.

After the election of President Donald Trump, Facebook's top executive, Mark Zuckerberg , had to respond to critics who said that certain viral stories on the network, such as a false report that said the Pope had endorsed Trump, could have influenced the elections.

The company based in Menlo Park, California, has worked with First Draft, a nonprofit journalism coalition, to give advice to detect misinformation.

In the newspaper's announcements on Tuesday, the company lists 10 tips, such as "Doubt the titles", "Investigate the source" and "Look carefully at the URL". At the bottom of the page, a sign says, in Spanish, "Together, we can limit the spread of false news." 'via Blog this'