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Meta, social media and fact checking

Meta ends fact-checking. Here’s how to find the truth on social media.

Meta’s shift away from fact checking will require changes for the billions of people who use Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Here’s how they can tell truth from fiction.

Hosted on MSN · 16h

Meta's fact-checking rollback ushers in a new, chaotic era for social media

To researchers who have studied moderation efforts and platforms, it’s the most recent move toward a more freewheeling and unbridled social media environment.

The Record, Bergen County on … · 22h

Meta eliminates social media fact-checking system, sparking fears of more online hate

Meta's announcement that it would scrap its fact-checking system was hailed by some, but it also prompted fears that it will allow more online hate.

Meta, Zuckerberg and fact checkers

Business Insider on MSN · 18h

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,

CNN on MSN · 1d

Meta ends fact-checking as Zuckerberg appeals to Trump

Meta Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to his company’s social media platforms, including getting rid of fact checkers and major changes to its “Hateful Conduct” policies. Republican strategist Scott Jennings praised the move and says the fact checkers were just “partisan sledgehammers.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Meta to scrap fact checking system, Zuckerberg vows to 'return to roots' of free speech

Meta is eliminating fact-checkers in a move founder Mark Zuckerberg said will make free speech a priority on its social media platforms — including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — and align the multinational tech giant with a political tilt to the right with the recent election of Donald Trump.

Meta makes major move back to free speech and ends 3rd-party fact-checking program

Meta recently announced it will cease working with third-party fact-checking organizations to flag misleading posts on ...

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Meta’s fact-checking overhaul widens global rift on disinformation

As platform scales back moderation in line with conservative demands in the United States, it still has to maneuver through ...

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Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites ‘recent elections’ as a catalyst

The social media giant has also loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse, specifically when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity as well as immigration status.

Meta plans to flood social media with AI-generated users and content

Meta Platforms Inc. plans to flood Facebook and other social media platforms with artificial intelligence-powered user ...

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Social Media Issues for Kids Shaping Up to Be ‘Unpredictable’ in 2025

Donald Trump back in the White House, Elon Musk's growing influence, and the end of fact checkers at Facebook could mean big ...

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Meta to end fact-checking, replacing it with community-driven system akin to Elon Musk's X

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is putting an end to its fact-check program and replacing ...

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The Morning After: Meta gives up on fact checking for Facebook and Instagram

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday that the company is swinging away from its efforts to corral its content. Meta ...

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Meta cutting its fact-checkers is a big deal. Here's why.

Meta's shocking decision to get rid of its fact-checkers shows that Mark Zuckerberg is reshaping his company in some ...

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