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Meta, fact-checking

Meta deals a blow to fact-checking. Critics says politics is to blame.

When PolitiFact won a Pulitzer in 2009, it put fact-checkers on the map. Donald Trump’s MAGA movement gave them plenty of work. Now, Meta’s fact-checking retrenchment threatens to hollow out the industry.

Politifact · 20h

Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact.

Column by PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief Katie Sanders: As I weigh Meta’s decision to break up with American fact-checkers, I keep returning to this: The censorious fact-checking program Meta described is not the fact-checking program I know.

The Associated Press - Busines… · 22h

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

Meta’s announcement illustrates the struggle professional news verification faces in an era where, often, the loudest voices win the day.

Meta, Mark Zuckerberg

Business Insider on MSN · 12h

71 organizations and counting have signed a letter warning Mark Zuckerberg about ending fact-checking on Meta in the US

The International Fact-Checking Network proposed crowdsourcing in conjunction with professionals, a "new model."

HuffPost on MSN · 9h

Stephen Colbert Has A Brutal Community Note For Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Changes

The "Late Show" host said the tech billionaire is racing to "kiss" Donald Trump's "ass" with the company's changes ahead of the president-elect's inauguration.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Why Meta went MAGA: Inside Mark Zuckerberg's reset with Donald Trump

With Republicans back in control of both chambers of Congress and calling for new regulation of Big Tech, the Meta CEO is realigning with Trump.

Meta ends fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram

TechCrunch on MSN · 17h

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking

Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark

Time on MSN · 2d

Why Meta’s Fact-Checking Change Could Lead to More Misinformation on Facebook and Instagram

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will move to a Community Notes system as the company prepares for Donald Trump's presidency.

HT Tech on MSN · 7h

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram, and Threads surge as Meta ends fact-checking policies: Report

Google searches for deleting Meta accounts have surged after the company announced changes to its content moderation and fact-checking policies.

Meta, Trump

The Associated Press - Busines… · 2d

Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X.

Marketplace · 1d

Meta pivots to community fact-checking ahead of Trump term

Instead, Meta will follow the lead of X under Elon Musk and rely on crowd-sourced Community Notes to provide additional context on posts. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with David Gilbert,

Yahoo · 1d

Dems bash Meta for scrapping fact-checks: ‘Genuflecting to Donald Trump’

House Democrats are hammering Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, after the company announced the platform-wide end of its fact-checking program. The lawmakers said the shift is part of a larger trend across tech and media companies to curry favor from President-elect Trump,

AFP on MSN1h

Meta policy reversal puts question mark on future of fact-checking

Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after ...

Could Meta ending fact-checking lead to rise in health misinformation?

Meta -- the company that operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp --announced on Tuesday it was ending third-party ...

Meta to end fact-checking, replacing it with community-driven system akin to Elon Musk's X

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a ...

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Meta’s decision to ax fact-checking system, adopt Musk-like policy is a big ‘win’ for free speech: Experts

Tech and media experts told Fox News Digital that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg should be applauded for adopting a fact-checking ...

Meta’s fact-checking overhaul widens global rift on disinformation

As platform scales back moderation in line with conservative demands in the United States, it still has to maneuver through ...

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As Meta abandons fact-checking, here's how to tell what's real online

On social media, photos and videos can be reshared long after an event takes place. So even if it's your first time seeing it ...

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Meta’s fact-checking partners push back on 'censorship' accusations

Fact-checking groups that have worked with Meta expressed disappointment this week at CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Jan. 7 ...

Australia Frets Over Meta Halt To US Fact-checking

Australia is deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap US fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a ...

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