By Josh Beckerman

 

Thomson Reuters Corp. unit Reuters has launched a fact-checking unit that will work with Facebook Inc.'s third-party fact-checking program to assess the authenticity of Facebook and Instagram content.

Reuters said "we are steadfastly recognizing the magnitude of misinformation taking place around the world."

Reuters will evaluate user-generated photos, videos, headlines and other content "in the run-up to the U.S. election and beyond," and publish its findings on a blog.

 

Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 12, 2020 13:20 ET (18:20 GMT)

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