Facebook is using AI to remove fake news - Clickatell

After the US Presidential Election, many were furious at Facebook for helping to spread fake news. People were sharing stories that had little or no basis in reality, fuelling concerns that many votes were based on false beliefs. There was also the concern that it could lead to potentially violent incidents, as did happen. To combat the spread of fake news, it was recently revealed that Facebook would be using AI to help clamp down on illegitimate sources of news. Let's examine what this means. The US Election season sees a flurry of articles, all of it drenched in intense emotional responses due to the stakes involved.