Much like it did before the elections in France Sunday, Facebook is taking steps to curb fake news and delete fake accounts prior to the upcoming elections in the U.K.
The social network announced in a Facebook Security note last month that it took action against some 30,000 fake accounts in France, and it ran full-page ads in several newspapers in that country—including Le Monde, Les Échos, Libération, Le Parisien and 20 Minutes—containing tips on how users can spot fake news, similar to the information it began sharing atop its News Feed earlier in April.
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