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Meta, fact-checking and PolitiFact

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.

The Hill on MSN · 2d

Meta’s fact-checking changes put company under political microscope

Meta’s decision to eliminate its fact-checking program marks a sharp reversal for the major social media company, quickly prompting questions over the firm’s direction as President-elect Trump heads back to the Oval Office.

ABC · 4h

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 could lead to a rise in health misinformation.

Meta, Speech

Fox News · 1d

Meta makes major move back to free speech and ends 3rd-party fact-checking program

Meta recently announced it will cease working with third-party fact-checking organizations to flag misleading posts on Instagram, Facebook and Threads.

Seeking Alpha · 5h

Fact-Check - Meta Fights For Money, Not Speech

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he pulled the company’s fact-checking program in the United States and instead will leave it to community members to flag contentious posts. Read more here

Pew Research Center · 18h

Meta to change its fact-checking policy

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced major changes to the company’s content moderation policies ahead of Donald Trump’s second term as president. The company will end its third-party fact-checking program and rely on users to flag misleading or false information,

Mark Zuckerberg says users may leave Meta

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Fact-checkers to Mark Zuckerberg: We never censored anything

Fact-checking firms that teamed with Meta are refuting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's suggestion linking their work to censorship.

Business Insider on MSN · 1d

Mark Zuckerberg says users may leave Meta after fact-checking shutdown for 'virtue signaling'

Mark Zuckerberg dismissed concerns about users leaving Meta platforms in response to the company's decision to end its U.S. fact-checking program, saying any exits would be "virtue signaling." In a reply on Threads to a user's post criticizing Meta's influence and suggesting that people feel trapped on the platform,

New York Post on MSN · 22h

Mark Zuckerberg says anyone who quits Meta over lack of fact-checking is ‘virtue signaling’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shrugged off criticism that his new policy that does away with third party fact-checking and censorship will alienate users — insisting that anyone who quits company platforms Facebook,

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Meta's fact-check in US shift sparks misinformation fears in India

Although Meta has clarified that the program is being discontinued only in the US, the implications are being closely watched ...

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Here's why Meta ended fact-checking, according to experts

Fact-checkers who were put in place in the wake of Donald Trump's 2016 election have proven to be "too politically biased" ...

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Dana White is joining Meta’s board as the company’s MAGA makeover continues

Meta makes some more MAGA-friendly changes, Siri’s secret recordings result in a large settlement, and net neutrality might ...

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A Leader’s Guide To Navigating Meta’s Deregulation Announcement

Meta’s recent decision to deregulate its platform raises serious concerns about trust, safety, and professionalism in the ...

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Meta Is Making Instagram Political Again

In a post on (where else?) Threads, Mosseri said the company will be shifting away from its opt-in requirement for users to ...

What does Meta’s Oversight Board even do?

Experts have criticized the watchdog’s response to Meta’s major overhaul of fact-checking. But was it ever a real check on ...

What’s Behind Meta’s MAGA Makeover?

Mark Zuckerberg is positioning his company for a second Trump term — and revealing the hollow identity at its core.

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Meta Axed Policy That Prohibits Comparing Women to 'Household Objects.' Here's What Else Changed

The tech giant implemented major updates to its hateful-conduct policies on Jan. 7, 2025 — the same day it ended its U.S.

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