Will Meta’s plan to end fact checking work politically?

following the political winds Meta’s bombshell announcement on Tuesday that it would end its fact-checking program was widely read as a major change in policy to appease President-elect Donald Trump and other conservatives. In fact, the move was perhaps less radical than it initially seemed. But the shift still serves as a reminder that many … Read more

Meta to end fact-checking program before Trump takes office

Meta said Tuesday it was ending its long-standing fact-checking program, a policy designed to curb the spread of misinformation on its social media apps, in the clearest sign that That’s how the company is repositioning itself for the Trump presidency and throwing its weight behind it. Unfettered Speech Online. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and … Read more