Politicians in the UK are seeking answers from Facebook over why the company has exempted political statements from its fact-checking programme. Photograph:
Politicians in the UK are seeking answers from Facebook over why the company has exempted political statements from its fact-checking programme. Damian Collins, chair of the House of Commons’ digital, culture, media and sport select committee, has sent a letter to Nick Clegg, Facebook's vice-president for global affairs and communications, asking why the company has chosen to change its policy, which effectively removes all bars on political candidates lying in paid adverts.