Meta ditches fact-checkers, embraces community notes

Meta Turns to Community Notes, Mirroring X
Social media companies are abandoning years of fact-checking practices as Republicans criticize it as censorship.
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X's
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to the company's moderation policies and practices, saying the election felt like a "cultural tipping point."
Meta’s new move: What are Community Notes and can they really replace fact-checkers?
With Meta stating that it will adopt Community Notes to curb misinformation, here’s a breakdown of how the new feature will likely be implemented.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will replace 3rd-party fact-checkers with community notes
Mark Zuckerberg also announced Meta would ease political-content restrictions.
How Meta's new community notes program might work as fact-checking ends for Facebook, Instagram
Meta is ending fact-checking on its platforms and moving to a community notes-style program like the one found on X. CBS News Confirmed executive producer Melissa Mahtani has more on what the new program could look like.
Meta to move away from third-party fact-checkers, adopt 'Community Notes'
Meta on Tuesday announced it will end its third-party fact-checking program and shift to a user-generated "Community Notes" format.
Meta Ditches Fact-Checking Program, Wants You to Pitch In With Community Notes
Meta announced Tuesday it is shutting down its third-party fact-checking program on Instagram and Facebook, opting instead to rely on Community Notes, a user-driven moderation system similar to that used by X. It's also removing restrictions on topics such as gender and immigration.
Meta shelves fact-checking for 'Community Notes' model in major policy reversal
Social media giant Meta on Tuesday scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program for a community-based system similar to X and reduced the curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity.
Meta Adopting Community Notes Because Fact-Checkers Are “Out of Touch with Mainstream Discourse”
The Meta CEO says he wants to bring the social platforms back to their roots of free expression. Meta Adopting Community Notes Because Fact-Checkers Are “Out of Touch with Mainstream Discourse” Eddie
Meta to Drop Fact-Checking Program Because It’s ‘Too Politically Biased,’ Adds Community Notes on Facebook and Instagram
Meta is replacing its fact-checking systems on Facebook and Instagram with a "community notes" model similar to Elon Musk's X.
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's 'community notes' are inspired by Elon Musk's X. Here's how they work — and how they don't.
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says "community notes" will now moderate content. That already happens on Elon Musk's X. Here's how ...
Social media community notes help with fact-checking: Michael Shellenberger | Cuomo
Michael Shellenberger, founder of the Substack "Public," joins NewsNation's "CUOMO" to discuss Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's ...
No More Fact-Checking for Meta. How Will This Change Media — and the Pursuit of Truth?
The late New York Sen_ Daniel Patrick Moynihan put it this way decades ago: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” ...