Google, Facebook, and news organizations in France are working together to combat fake news in the country. They'll collaborate through a project called CrossCheck that aims to ascertain the legitimacy of articles, specifically those about the 2017 French presidential election.
First Draft, a non-profit working to verify online media content, and Google News Lab came up with the idea. They consider it a "collaborative journalism project."
The French election is a major target of fake news in the same way as the US' 2016 presidential election. It appears much of the inaccurate and misleading content will be used to boost Marine Le Pen, a far-right candidate who has some potential of taking over.
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