Meta, Mark Zuckerberg and fact-checking

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."
Mark Zuckerberg says anyone who quits Meta over lack of fact-checking is ‘virtue signaling’
I'm counting on these changes actually making our platforms better," Zuckerberg wrote on Threads, the X-like social media site owned by Meta.
Zuckerberg's Meta to end US fact-checking: Why and what next?
Scoop is FRANCE 24's international media show. This week, we look at Meta's decision to end its massive US-based fact-checking operation on its platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Experts say some changes were needed,
Meta fact-checkers call an emergency meeting after Mark Zuckerberg pulls the plug
Meta fact-checkers tell BI they've called an emergency meeting after they were blindsided by Mark Zuckerberg's huge moderation policy shift.
Zuckerberg met with Trump before ending fact-checking program: GOP senator
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Trump a day ahead of announcing the social media network will eliminate its fact-checking program to prioritize free speech.
Meta Update: Mark Zuckerberg shuts down fact check program, launches community note system..
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced major changes to the company's moderation policies and procedures. He said that these steps are being taken with the intention of promoting free speech and the changing political and social landscape.
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,
The X-ification of Meta
By abandoning fact-checkers and loosening its Hateful Conduct policy, Meta has made clear the future it wants for its ...
The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul
Meta overhauled its approach to US moderation on Tuesday, ditching fact-checking, announcing a plan to move its trust and ...
Meta is ending fact-checking in the U.S. Could that affect the vote in Canada?
Social media giant Meta's decision to move away from fact-checking and ease content restrictions on its platforms like ...
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 ...
What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter
The FBI says the New Orleans truck attacker who killed 14 people had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video ...
Keller: What does the end of Meta's fact-checking mean for social media?
Meta - the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads​ - said it's ending its fact-checking program. What does that ...
Meta Says Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False.
Fact-checking groups that worked with Meta said they had no role in deciding what the company did with the content that was ...
'The View' Hosts Engage in Heated Debate Over the End of Fact-Checking on Meta
The tense conversation arose during the Wednesday, Jan. 8 episode of The View, during which co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi ...
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.
The New Orleans attacker wore Meta glasses. What can they be used for?
The attacker who drove a truck through Bourbon Street in New Orleans used Meta smart glasses to scout the scene ahead of New ...
Linda Yaccarino on Meta ending fact-checking: ‘Welcome to the party’
You probably didn’t have X CEO Linda Yaccarino praising Meta and Mark Zuckerberg on your CES 2025 bingo card, yet here we are ...