Meta says end of fact-checking hasn’t impacted ad spend
Meta says its controversial decision to put an end to its fact-checking program hasn't impacted advertiser spend. On its Q4 ...
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The Download: mice with two dads, and Meta’s fact-checking challenges
Once a week, Sun Kai has a video call with his mother, and they discuss his day-to-day life. But Sun’s mother died five years ...
Report: Meta's fact checking program failed to spot most disinformation
Meta, precursing a wave of new "free speech" policies across its platforms, is disbanding its disinformation-spotting fact ...
Why Meta’s fact-checking removal could harm democracy and public trust
Staff Writer Tanner Block argues that Meta's decision to remove fact-checking programs will promote misinformation and enable ...
How Meta’s Removal Of Fact-Checking Impacts Content Creators
Meta's removal of fact-checking reshapes digital trust and responsibility. What it means for creators, audiences, and the ...
Meta deals a blow to fact-checking. Critics say 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 ...
Meta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of Trump administration
The changes will affect Facebook, Instagram and Threads, three of the world's biggest social media platforms with more than 3 ...
Could Meta ending fact-checking lead to rise in health misinformation?
Meta announced this week it was ending third-party fact-checking and moving towards community notes. Some experts fear it ...
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 ...
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Three reasons Meta will struggle with community fact-checking
Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will cut back on its content moderation efforts and eliminate fact-checking in the US in favor of the more “democratic” ...
Meta ends fact-checking program as Zuckerberg vows to restore free expression on Facebook, Instagram
Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to “restore free expression" across Facebook, ...
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In America’s news deserts, Meta’s retreat from fact-checking severs a last link to fact-based news
Meta's policy reversal and increase in political content could mean more misinformation for communities lacking local news ...