Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are joining the fight against fake news

With the world still gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, the economy facing one of the worst recessions in history, and an election right around the corner, getting accurate news is more important now than ever. And Twitter is joining the fight to prevent fake news from spreading online. For the first time, the social media site that’s favored by President Trump added a fact checker to one of his tweets, labeling it “potentially misleading.”