Facebook’s Fact Checkers Are Out. It’s Time For Scientists To Be Heard
The very platforms that connect billions of people are becoming pipelines of unchecked falsehoods. Scientists can be ...
Facebook Without Fact-Checkers Will Put Truth to the Test
Crowdsourcing accuracy online is complicated. But Community Notes, when used correctly, can be a valuable tool.
Meta fact-checkers set to lose revenue, may shut down after Zuckerberg’s pivot: ‘We don’t have much time left’
Fact-checkers say they are set to take a major financial hit after Meta decided to adopt a community-notes like approach to ...
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Facebook, fact-checking and the case for giving legacy media another chance
The Facebook founder claims that these professional fact-checkers demonstrated bias and diminished more trust than they created. If that is the case—and he has convincing evidence for it (you ...
Fact Check: Unpacking Claims Meta Forced Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance
Following the 2025 inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Facebook parent company Meta forced users to follow him and ...
Fact Check: Is Meta Making Users Follow Trump's and JD Vance's Instagrams?
Instagram users claimed they were being signed up to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance's accounts automatically.
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Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact | Column
Meta designed and adjusted its program of notices, flags and penalties for sharing false claims; fact-checkers did not and could not remove posts from Facebook or Instagram. We append our reports ...
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Meta fact-checkers set to lose revenue, may shut down after Zuckerberg’s pivot: ‘We don’t have much time left’
A network of fact-checkers is set to lose a major source of revenue and may even close shop after Facebook parent company Meta announced it would terminate their contracts and move towards a ...