Twitter fact check trial programme: As a part of its efforts against misinformation, microblogging site Twitter has launched Birdwatch, a pilot programme that would allow users of the website to flag tweets which they believe are misleading and even allow them to write notes to provide context. The project has only been launched in the US during the pilot project, and at the moment, the notes marked on the tweet are only visible in a separate Birdwatch website. The move is aimed at restricting the spread of misinformation and nipping it in the bud before too many people come across it.

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