Facebook fact-checkers could be politically biased, admits the tech giant's vice-president Nick Clegg

Facebook vice-president Nick Clegg has admitted the company’s fact-checkers – employed to root out alleged ‘fake news’ from its social-media platforms – could be biased and pursuing their own political agendas, according to a European Commission document obtained by The Mail on Sunday.The former Deputy Prime Minister made the admission to EU officials in November during talks about how the tech giant was tackling misinformation flooding its site.Facebook announced fact-checking measures in 2016 amid claims that its failure to remove misleading content helped to swing that year’s US Presidential election in favour of Donald Trump.The measures, which allow users to alert Facebook to content they believed to be fake, was applauded by many.  Facebook vice-president Nick Clegg has admitted the company’s fact-checkers – employed to root out alleged ‘fake news’ from its social-media platforms – could be biased and pursuing their own political agendas, according to a European Commission document obtained by The Mail on Sunday The former Deputy Prime Minister made the admission to EU officials in November during talks about how the tech giant was tackling misinformation flooding its site. Facebook announced fact-checking measures in 2016 amid claims that its failure to remove misleading content helped to swing…
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