by James Meyere
OAN
Tuesday January 7, 2025
Meta announced on Tuesday that it’s ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and is replacing it with a “Community Notes” system similar to Elon Musk’s-owned X.
The new Community Notes model will now allow users on Meta’s social media sites Facebook, Instagram and Threads to call out posts that are potentially misleading and need more context. This will take away from placing the responsibility on independent fact checking organizations and experts.
“Experts, like everyone else, have their own biases and perspectives. This showed up in the choices some made about what to fact check and how … A program intended to inform too often became a tool to censor,” Meta said.
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