Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. said Thursday it will begin testing its crowd-sourced fact-checking program, Community Notes, on March 18. It will initially based on a ratings system used by Elon Musk's X.

Meta is replacing its third-party fact-checking program with a crowdsourced Community Notes system, similar to X (Twitter), starting with testing in the US on March 18. This aims to provide a broader range of user perspectives and reduce bias.

Meta will start testing "Community Notes" in the U.S. from March 18 using technology developed by Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Thursday, two months after scrapping its fact-checking program amid pressure from conservatives.