Facebook vows to ensure that news articles, posts don't sway India's polls

When a fact-checker rates a story as false, Facebook will show it lower in News Feed, significantly reducing its distribution

Under fire from the Indian government on charges of influencing elections, Facebook on Tuesday said views on politics and political parties would be vetted carefully to ensure that news articles and posts did not sway polls.

The social media giant said it was working internally as well as through third parties to prevent misinformation from making its way to the platform. 

“We take it very seriously. There is an election integrity effort going on in Facebook. We are dealing with misinformation and disinformation on our service. It is on top of mind for us. We are internationalising the tools. It is particularly