In a January 7 livestream laden with right-wing dog whistles, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media giant would be ending its third-party fact-checking program. “We’re going to get ...

Tom Norton is Newsweek's Fact Check reporter, based in London ... Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images The Claim Multiple posts on X, formerly Twitter, claimed Meta had made users follow Trump and Vance on ...

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In the United States, they have included groups such as PolitiFact and Factcheck.org. In a news release, Meta wrote that it was able to identify posts that might be promoting misinformation ...

Meta, admitting previous attempts at moderation have fallen into the realm of censorship, will end its third-party fact check ...

In the United States, Meta worked with the following third-party fact-checkers: AFP – Hub, Check Your Fact, Factcheck.org, Lead Stories, PolitiFact, Science Feedback, Reuters Fact Check ...

Meta Platforms Inc.’s global policy director said the technology giant “won’t shy away” from taking up its case with ...

Meta's fact checking program wasn't the best at stopping disinformation, but it was better than nothing. Credit: Yui Mok - PA Images / Contributor / PA Images via Getty Images Published by ...

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Etienne Laurent/AP Share The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to end its fact-checking program and otherwise reduce content moderation raises the question of what ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University (THE CONVERSATION) Meta’s decision to ...