Dana White joins Meta board, Zuckerberg ends fact-checking
Dana White has been announced as one of three new members of Meta's board of directors, as founder Mark Zuckerberg insists Meta is moving away from fact-checking and censorship. The UFC chairman was announced alongside Stellantis and Ferrari chairman John Elkann and former Microsoft general manager and head of global corporate strategy Charlie Songhurst. “I […]
Zuckerberg Ends Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking, Citing Censorship Concerns
Facebook debuted its new corporate brand Meta on October 28, 2021 at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California. (Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for Facebook) OAN Staff James Myers7:22am – Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Meta announced Tuesday that it is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a “community notes” system […]
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will end fact-checking
Facebook's parent company Meta said Tuesday it would end its fact-checking program in the United States and replace it with a “community notes” system similar to Elon Musk's X. Community notes model allows users of Meta's social media sites Facebook, Instagram, and Threads to report potentially misleading and need more context, rather than holding independent […]
Meta ending fact-checking program: Zuckerberg
Social media giant Meta on Tuesday announced a series of changes to its content moderation policy, including the elimination of its fact-checking program, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg said was an effort to embrace free speech. Ta. “We're going back to basics and focusing on reducing mistakes, simplifying policies, and restoring freedom of expression on our […]
Facebook Ends Fact-Checking Program – Adding Community Notes Like System
The Pro-Trump News homepage sees 60 new headlines every 24 hours. Click here to take a look. Facebook is ending its fact-checking program. “We're going back to our roots and focusing on reducing mistakes, simplifying policies, and restoring freedom of expression on our platforms…more specifically,” Zuckerberg said in a video posted Tuesday. “We're going to […]
Meta is ending its fact-checking program
First appearance on Fox: Meta has ended its fact-checking program, lifted speech restrictions and acknowledged that its current content moderation practices are “going too far” to “restore freedom of expression” across Facebook, Instagram and the Meta platform. “We are going back to our roots to reduce mistakes, simplify our policies, and restore free expression on […]
Fact-Checking JD Vance’s Claims About Botched Abortions, Catholic Nuns
Claim: J.D. Vance claimed that Walz signed a bill that removed requirements for doctors to provide life-saving care to babies who survive botched abortions. He also claimed that Kamala Harris supports suing Catholic nuns for violating freedom of conscience. Verdict: True. In 2023, Walz signed a bill that would remove the state's requirement to “protect […]
JD Vance mocks MSNBC anchor for fact-checking ‘most obvious hyperbole’ about his sons’ eating habits
Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance mocked a post that overanalyzed MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhl's recent off-the-cuff comments about the number of eggs her sons have. On September 21, Mr. Vance visited a supermarket in Reading, Pennsylvania to discuss rising food prices under the Biden-Harris administration. He was accompanied by his two young sons, Ewan […]
FACT CHECK: Fact-Checking Walz’s Claim That Reagan Was The Last Union Member On A National Ticket
2024 Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during a campaign event in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on September 21st. claimed President Ronald Reagan was “the last union member to get a national ticket.” Verdict: False Former President Donald Trump was a member of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) […]
A lesson for CBS: Live fact-checking is incompatible with good debate moderation
ABC News' Lindsey Davis and David Muir moderated the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on September 10. The debate, the second of the year, The collapse of the traditional Commission on Presidential Debates The debates were established in 1987. The commission had originally planned to hold a series […]