Facebook drops fact-checks, sparks outrage
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will stop using third-party fact-checkers.
Instead, it will adopt a “community notes” system, similar to Elon Musk’s platform, X.
Critics warn that ending fact-checking could deepen and spread misinformation on the platform, similar to what they say has happened on X.
Meta’s global affairs officer Joel Kaplan also backed the change.
Kaplan, who is seen as friendly to President-elect Donald Trump, called it a move for “more speech, fewer mistakes.”
He claimed Facebook often censors harmless content and acts too slowly.
Meta says it will allow more civic content like posts on politics and elections.
But critics are concerned.
The Real Facebook Oversight Board called it pandering to the far-right.
It said claims of censorship are overblown and the move opens doors to propaganda.
Meta is seeking government partnerships for AI while fighting an antitrust trial.
Some view these changes as efforts to mend ties with Trump.
Meta recently donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund.
Zuckerberg has also visited Trump at Mar-A-Lago.
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