Viewsroom: Should Facebook root out fake news? 17 Nov 2016 The social network is under fire for allowing erroneous and downright misleading media reports on its platform that may have swayed the U.S. presidential election. Meanwhile, Canada and Mexico prepare for a Donald Trump presidency. And Warren Buffett eats his words on airlines.
Facebook faces its own fake-news Twitter problem 14 Nov 2016 Mark Zuckerberg denies the social network helped elect Donald Trump because of made-up articles. Yet Facebook regularly boasts to advertisers about its influence over nearly 2 bln users. Like toxic tweets, allowing hoaxes to flourish has the potential to dent its business model.