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Facebook Monday said it has expanded its third-party fact-checking programme in India, adding names like India Today Group, Factly and Fact Crescendo to the roster, as the social networking giant looks to combat the spread of " fake news " on its platform ahead of general elections this year. Apart from reviewing articles, the US-based company has also equipped checkers with tools to review photos and videos to "help identify and take action against more types of misinformation". "Starting today, India Today Group, Vishvas.news, Factly, Newsmobile, and Fact Crescendo, all of whom are certified through a non-partisan International Fact-Checking Network, will review news stories on Facebook for facts, and rate their accuracy..." Facebook said in a statement. It added that this will be done for content in languages including English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi. Read More Article Source -> Business Standard

The growing popularity of social media platforms has seen an upsurge in viral trends -- some fun, but some fatal to human life. Be it the ice bucket challenge or the latest # Birdboxchallenge -- these have swept the Internet as netizens from all around the globe join in to perform certain situations, dances, voices or even speeches for entertainment. IANS gives a lowdown on the popular challenges that have taken over social media over the past few years: * #10yearchallenge: The latest entry to the growing list of viral challenges on social media is the 10-Year Challenge, which has caught the attention of many. In this, a person is required to share his recent image alongside a 10-year-old photograph to see the difference. From Hollywood to Bollywood and the local neighbourhood, everyone took a moment to rewind the clock and compare their looks. * #Birdboxchallenge: This originated from streaming website Netflix's film "Bird Box", starring Sandra Bullock

His body was recovered from the water just over an hour later following a search involving a rescue helicopter Current Affairs News : In a tragic incident, a 20-year-old Indian student has died after falling off rocks into the ocean from a popular tourist attraction in   Western Australia   while trying to take a selfie,   media reports   said. Ankit was with friends when he slipped off the 40-metre precipice at The Gap, near the historic port town of Albany,   the ABC news   reported. He was studying in Perth, and had been running and jumping on the rocks before he slipped and plunged into the ocean while taking a photo with friends on Thursday, the report said. His body was recovered from the water just over an hour later following a search involving a rescue helicopter. "He was just very careful, just to take a picture and he just slipped down there, on the hill," his friend was quoted as saying by the report. Police are still trying to contac