Facebook partners with several third-party fact checkers in India to curb circulation of false news in social media. The partners include Today Group, Vishvas.news, Factly, Newsmobile, and Fact Crescendo, which were all certified through an international fact-checking network. They will review news stories posted on Facebook for their accuracy, and if deemed inaccurate, their distribution will be reduced by 80%. The move is timely -- India is gearing up for its general elections in May 2019.
News-checking will not be limited to English-only news. It will be extended to include news in regional languages as well like English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi.
Fact checks have a goal of moving false news to the bottom of users' News Feeds, which would significantly reduce their distribution. Pages and websites that repeatedly shared false news would have their ability to advertise and monetize removed, Facebook added.
This is going to be a long term commitment as false news makers are always reinventing their strategies, so Facebook needs to stay ahead of the game with their tools and technology.
False news will not be just flagged, but fact checkers will also be able to write articles giving users more information on the false news that they may share.
Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where META declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
META broke above its upper Bollinger Band on January 06, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on January 03, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on META as a result. In of 87 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for META just turned positive on January 07, 2025. Looking at past instances where META's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 49 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
META moved above its 50-day moving average on January 02, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where META advanced for three days, in of 327 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 329 cases where META Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 91, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. META’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (8.177) is normal, around the industry mean (11.194). P/E Ratio (33.034) is within average values for comparable stocks, (48.888). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.115) is also within normal values, averaging (3.441). Dividend Yield (0.001) settles around the average of (0.026) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (9.569) is also within normal values, averaging (19.660).
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
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