Newslink: Facebook gets serious about fighting fake news

 Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on  its huge and influential social network. It will focus on the "worst of  the worst" offenders and partner with outside fact-checkers and news  organizations to sort honest news reports from made-up stories that play  to people's passions and preconceived notions.The social network  will make it easier for users to report fake news when they see it,  which they'll be able to do in two steps, not three. If enough people  report a story as fake, Facebook will pass it to third-party  fact-checking organizations that are part of the non-profit Poynter  Institute's International Fact-Checking Network..... read more