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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ An Advanced Fake News Detection system packaged as a browser extension.
 ## Setup and Execution
 
 1. clone the repo
-2. Follow [these instructions](./backend/README.ms) to run backend
+2. Follow [these instructions](./backend/README.md) to run backend
 3. Goto browser extensions page, enable developer mode and load the frontend folder via the "load unpacked" option.
 
 ## Tech Stack