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70+ ‘Fact Check’ Organizations Are Furious at Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Bring Free Speech to Facebook

A coalition of more than 70 “fact-checking” organizations writes an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, citing Meta's decision to move away from biased left-wing “fact-checking” organizations and toward crowdsourced moderation on U.S. platforms. expressed anger at. . business insider report The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has announced that it has mobilized support from 71 organizations […]

FACT CHECK: No, Elon Musk Did Not Acquire Boeing

Post shared on facebook Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims to have acquired Boeing. Verdict: False There is no evidence to suggest that Mr. Musk bought Boeing. Fact check: Several universities in the UK are reducing their use of Elon Musk's social platform X, with some even withdrawing from the platform altogether. Reuters. London Business School […]

FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Tupac And Osama Bin Laden

image Shared by X It claims to be a photo of late rapper Tupac Shakur and deceased terrorist Osama bin Laden together. The most incredible connection ever. 1. Tupac Shakur and Osama Bin Laden pic.twitter.com/xT0qDy06FJ — 👑𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗷𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗵🌴🥥 (@_kingjonah) January 7, 2025 Verdict: False The image has been photoshopped. Bin Laden and Tupac are not shown […]

FACT CHECK: Did A Man In New York Deliberately Hit Jewish Pedestrians With His Car?

Post shared on social media A man appears to have intentionally driven his car into a Jewish pedestrian in New York, it has been claimed. Verdict: False The incident was ruled an accident. Fact check: A coalition of medical workers called Doctors Against Genocide rallied outside several medical centers on Monday. This is co-sponsored by […]

FACT CHECK: No, Video Does Not Show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Riding Motorbike In Prison

video shared on Instagram Sean “Diddy” Combs was allegedly filmed riding a motorcycle through the prison. Verdict: False The video was originally posted in February 2024, prior to Combs' arrest several months later. Fact check: Peacock will release a documentary about Combs called Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, which will include interviews with […]

FACT CHECK: Claim That Denmark Purportedly Offered To Buy The US Is Satire

set of images share in thread Claims that Denmark allegedly offered to buy the U.S. Verdict: False This claim is false and originally stems from a 2019 satirical article published by The New Yorker. Fact check: Denmark's Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has reportedly increased defense spending for Greenland in response to President-elect Donald Trump's […]

FACT CHECK: No, Trump Is Not The First President To ‘Avoid An Inauguration’

president joe biden claimed In a December interview, President-elect Donald Trump said he was “the only president ever to avoid Inauguration Day.” Verdict: False Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Johnson all missed their respective successors' inauguration ceremonies. Fact check: President Trump blamed Biden's “open borders” policy for two recent attacks in the […]

Internet roasts NYT headline about fact-checkers ruling Meta criticism of fact checks ‘false:’ ‘Beyond parody’

The New York Times was skewered Tuesday with a headline about meta fact-checkers fact-checking their own critics. Meta announces it is ending controversial fact-checking practices and lifting speech restrictions to “restore freedom of expression” across its Facebook, Instagram, and Meta platforms, adding that current content moderation practices are ” He admitted that he had gone […]