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A few months ago, amid much fanfare, Facebook started rolling out its new tool against fake news whi

A few months ago, amid much fanfare, Facebook started rolling out its new tool against fake news which warns users when they try to post fake stories on the platform. 。

SEE ALSO:Facebook has new safeguards for profile pictures, but it's just a first step 。

The feature, announced in December is the result of a collaboration with "third-party fact-checking organisations" -- such as 。 The feature, announced in December is the result of a collaboration with "third-party fact-checking organisations" -- such as 。 Snopes  。 and。 The Associated Press。 in the US and 。 Full Fact。

in the UK.。

However, that doesn't seem to have stopped blatantly fake stories from growing on the social network. 。

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The most recent example is a story alleging that a baby "miraculously" survived twelve days after the Grenfell Tower fire in London 。

The story "quotes" detective superintendent Fiona McCormack as saying the baby was on the 16th floor and mentions tweets from the police and the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. 。

However, no quotes from McCormack were released to the media regarding that particular episode. A quick look at Met Police and Khan's twitter feed show no mention of a baby being rescued. 。

The site in question, metro-uk.com, has posted several other hoaxes in the past, and its Facebook page is connected to other infamous hoax websites. 。Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. 。

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This time, it has been fooling people with a particularly nasty trick.。

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It uses the BBC's "breaking news" holding image so that when a story is posted on Facebook it seems legit: 。

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Mashable。began the process of sharing the story on Facebook to see if it triggered a red alert in the pop-up window.。

No warning could be seen:。


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reached out to Facebook to seek clarity on the number of complaints needed for a story to trigger a suspect fake news warning, or for it to be taken down. We will update this post accordingly. 。

At the time of publication the fake story was still on Facebook.。At the time of publication the fake story was still on Facebook.。Featured Video For You 。TopicsFacebook 。

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