Author: Angela Moscaritolo / Source: Entrepreneur The fight against fake news is about to get a huge infusion of cash and support from th
The fight against fake news is about to get a huge infusion of cash and support from the tech industry and academia.
Facebook and Mozilla have teamed up with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, academic institutions, nonprofits and other organizations to launch a $14 million consortium dubbed the News Integrity Initiative, aimed at “helping people make informed judgments about the news they read and share online.”
“The initiative’s mission is to advance news literacy, to increase trust in journalism around the world and to better inform the public conversation,” according to a Monday news release. It will fund “applied research and projects, and…
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