Facebook, which has over 300 million users in India, said that it will actively start notifying those users who engage with posts which carry Coronavirus related misinformation In a bid to limit the spread of misinformation around Coronavirus outbreak, Facebook on Thursday announced the launch of a new feature called Get The Facts, a section of covid-19 Information Center featuring articles written by independent fact-checking partners debunking misinformation about the coronavirus.

The social media platform, which has over 300 million users in India, said that it will actively start notifying those users who engage with posts which carry Coronavirus related misinformation. "We will also soon begin showing messages in News Feed to people

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