MALACANANG on Monday expressed opposition to Facebook's move to tap online news outlets Rappler and Vera Files for its third-party fact checking program aimed at reducing fake news on the social media platform.

In a press conference, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said he sympathized with those who objected to Facebook's partnership with Rappler and Vera Files, which according to him, were "partisan."

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