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Snopes pulls out of fact-checking partnership with Facebook

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Last Updated : Feb 02 2019 | 5:05 AM IST

Snopes, the popular myth-busting website, has said it was ending its fact-checking partnership with Facebook as part of a "difficult, but necessary change."
A Snopes statement Friday said it was "evaluating the ramifications and costs of providing third-party fact-checking services," and wants the efforts to be "a net positive for our online community, publication, and staff."

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First Published: Feb 02 2019 | 5:05 AM IST

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