US EditionMeta fact-checking program to officially end Monday
- Meta will officially end its fact-checking program in the U.S. On April 7, 2025, shifting to community notes instead of third-party fact checks.
- No new fact checks will be issued after the program ends, meaning users will not face penalties for previous fact checks.
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr referred to the announcement as a good step in the right direction for free expression.
- Meta's spokesperson stated that the community notes system aims to be less biased and more scalable, allowing users to contribute context to potentially misleading posts.
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Facebook calls end to 'fact-checking' that was used to censor conservatives * WorldNetDaily * by Thomas English, Daily Caller News Foundation
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Meta fact-checking program to officially end Monday
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will officially end its fact-checking program Monday, a top company official said. “By Monday afternoon, our fact-checking program in the US will be officially over,” Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief global affairs officer, said in a post on social platform X. “That means no new fact checks and…
Meta is entering its post-truth era on Monday
Early this year, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta would be ditching its long-running fact checking program, claiming that it has enabled too much “censorship” on the company’s apps. Now, Meta has set an end date for fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram and Threads (at least for its US users). “By Monday afternoon, our fact-checking program in the US will be officially over,” Meta’s recently elevated policy chief Joel Kaplan announced in a po…
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