Meta's about-face on fact-checking shows how Musk has remade the world in his image.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is putting an end to its fact-check program and replacing it with a community-driven system akin to that of Elon Musk's X.
A headline saying that tech billionaire Elon Musk had just bought Boeing spread online in December along with other false claims following the Nov. 5 U.S. election saying that Musk, a supporter of President-elect Donald Trump,
Meta, the social media company that launched an independent fact-checking program in 2016, will get rid of fact checkers to usher in other changes to its moderation policies.
The policy overhaul, which Mr. Zuckerberg says will bring Meta ‘back to our roots’ and reinstate ‘free expression’ is sending shock waves across the
ABC aired 'The View' after the post about its supposed cancellation was shared. The claim of ABC's sale to Musk originated on a satirical website.
Meta is to scrap independent fact-checking in favour of a system similar to that on Elon Musk’s social media platform X.
Elon Musk's X — specifically when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity as well as immigration status.
The tech giant implemented major updates to its hateful-conduct policies on Jan. 7, 2025 — the same day it ended its U.S. fact-checking program.
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