Instagram Cracks Down on "Fake News" With New Flagging Tool

Joining Facebook's fight against misinformation, Instagram recently launched a flagging tool designed to combat "fake news." Launching first in the US, the tool will alert a group of third-party fact-checkers when false information is flagged. Users can flag content by tapping the three-dot menu in the top-right corner, hitting "Report" and citing "It's inappropriate" with a "False information" note. If a post is deemed to be misinformation, it may be suppressed from the explore page or removed ...