Don't rely on social media users for fact-checking. Many don't care much about the common good

In the wake of Donald Trump's election victory, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg fired the fact-checking team for his company's social media platforms. At the same time, he reversed Facebook's ... Read More

Don’t expect Mark Zuckerberg to save social media

Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to do away with fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram is not a solution to the problem of centralized power over speech, and congressional action is needed to ... Read More

Meta Says It Will End Its Fact-Checking Program on Social Media Posts

The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect Trump ... Read More

Don’t be fooled by Mark Zuckerberg cutting Facebook's fact-checkers

Don’t cry for loss of Facebook fact-checkers, but don’t be fooled by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about his motivation either. Read More

Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term

The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users ... checking program, a policy instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social ... Read More

7 Tips For Fact-Checking On Social Media Responsibly

It's in your hands now. The post 7 Tips For Fact-Checking On Social Media Responsibly first appeared on Her Campus. Read More

No more 'Facebook jail': What will take the place of Meta's fact-checking system

Meta's announcement Tuesday that it would scrap its fact-checking system was hailed by social media users who said ... be removed by accident and users won't wrongly end up in what some call ... Read More