Microsoft Adds Fake News Fact-Checking to Bing

Delta Media in latest news 0 comments 18 SEP 2017

Microsoft is jumping on the fake news bandwagon, adding a “Fact Check” label to Bing. Facebook enacted a crackdown on fake news months ago, and Google soon followed suit. And now, Microsoft is joining the party. And you’ll soon see […]

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