BuzzFeed has decided to lend a hand to the gullible. According to First Draft News, the site is adding a beat dedicated to debunking fake news stories that have gone viral.
Leading the beat is BuzzFeed Canada editor Craig Silverman. Scott Lamb, BuzzFeed’s head of international growth, wrote in a memo that Silverman will be “bringing his deep expertise at debunking hoaxes to our reporting arsenal … and acting as a resource for all BuzzFeed editions, as well as a watchdog on behalf of our readers worldwide.”
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