Meta to eliminate fact checkers, loosen speech policies

Meta to Roll Back Third-Party Fact-Checkers in Interest of ‘Free Expression’

Mark Zuckerberg claimed that fact-checkers had been

Zuckerberg Boots Fact Checkers - Here's Why It's Good News

Meta will no longer employ fact checkers to moderate content on Instagram and Facebook. That's good, because fact checkers aren't reliable arbiters of truth.

Cosying up to Trump? Facebook Ditches Fact Checkers

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that his company will drop its fact-checking program, and reduce curbs on discussions around topics such as immigration and gender ideology in an apparent attempt to improve relations with incoming U.S. president Donald Trump. The move means that social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram—which are owned by Meta—will not be moderated and censored by third-party fact-checkers. Instead, users can a…

Left Wing Media Types, Fact Checkers Flip Out Over Meta Restoring Free Speech

Meta’s recent decision to shut down its fact-checking program and loosen speech rules has caused an uproar among left-leaning media figures. Key Facts: – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced changes aimed at “restoring free expression.” – The decision involves removing third-party fact-checkers from Facebook and Instagram. – Critics, including CNN’s Brian Stelter, call these moves an effort to appease conservative voices. – Jemele Hill and other m…

Meta's Fact-Checker Shift Has Big Implications

Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that Meta was doing away with fact-checkers on Facebook, a sweeping policy shift with huge implications. A look at reaction from around the political spectrum: About time: The conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal calls Zuckerberg's message a "mea culpa for the ages" and...

Fact-checkers, targeted by MAGA loyalists, blast Zuckerberg’s assertion their work was ‘biased’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports

New York (CNN) — Meta’s surprise decision to scrap its fact-checking partnerships – blindsiding journalists involved in the program and putting some out of work – is part of a much bigger shift in media and politics. The very notion of fact-checking is under assault by a wide array of fact-challenged politicians and interest groups. Particularly on the right, “fact-check” has been turned into a dirty word, one that presupposes the fact-checker i…