The era of Facebook, Instagram and Threads using fact-checking to verify information on its platforms is over, as of Monday, April 7, according to Meta's chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan. He ...

Meta will shutter its fact-checking program across Facebook, Instagram and Threads on Monday, marking a major shift in the company’s content moderation strategy. The announcement follows a January ...

As of Monday, no new fact-checks will be conducted and no fact-checking contractors will remain on staff, according to Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan. The decision dismantles a major ...

Back in January, Meta made a bold move — it dropped third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram and replaced it with community notes. The company said this change was about deepening its ...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will officially end its fact-checking program Monday, a top company official said. “By Monday afternoon, our fact-checking program in the US will be ...

Fact-checkers are facing severe challenges and political pressure while doing their "honorable" and "patriotic" work, one director warned. On Wednesday, International Fact-Checking Network Director ...

Most election deepfakes turned out to be duds. Say goodbye to official fact-checking on Meta social media sites. The era of Facebook, Instagram and Threads using fact-checking to verify information on ...