FAKE NEWS

Sept. 28, 2019

20 countries, including France, Britain and India, have signed an agreement at the United Nations (UN) to stop the spread of fake news online.

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  • The signatories committed to promoting independently reported, diverse and reliable information on the internet under an accord initiated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom watchdog.

  • The agreement underlined the responsibility of internet providers to promote trustworthy content and pluralism to escape the current information chaos.