Media authority warns fake news rife on social media sites

Hungary's public media authority (NMHH) has warned that social media is rife with fake news. The authority said in a statement on Tuesday that 53 percent of respondents to a survey had come across fake news on the internet, with 47 percent saying they saw fake news on social media. Fully 60 percent said they had come across harmful content on the internet, including the promotion of paedophilia, racism, terrorism, and drug abuse, with fake news high on the list.