Facebook generally asks fact-checkers to review stories that the company thinks contain misinformation. The Silicon Valley titan says it adds labels to content that’s been fact-checked so “people can read additional context.”

Meanwhile, Twitter warned some users who tried to retweet the article — which has prompted a US Senate probe — that “headlines don’t tell the full story.” Twitter said the label is meant to encourage users to read the article before sharing it.

The prompt “is part of a test we’re doing right now. It does not depend on the outlet of the article, or the contents of the article,” Twitter spokesman Trenton Kennedy told The Post in an email. ...read more