REUTERS / Tens of thousands of rescuers, including soldiers, are taking part in search operations

Facebook will not remove fake news - but will 'demote' it

 23:54 14/07/2018

Facebook says it will not remove fake news from its platform because it does not violate its community standards.
Consumers around the world are reading less news on Facebook and are increasingly turning to WhatsApp, which has 1.5 billion users worldwide. Photograph: Chesnot/Getty Images

Fears mount over WhatsApp's role in spreading fake news

 12:28 17/06/2018

App blamed for circulating false information in India, Brazil, Kenya and now the UK
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