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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Martyn Landi

Meta fact-checker cuts will allow spread of racist misinformation, MPs say

Stock photo of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp, social media app icons on a smart phone. - (PA Archive)

Meta’s removal of third-party fact checkers from its platforms will allow “racist misinformation” to spread, MPs have warned.

The social media giant denied that it was ending fact-checking on its app, but was instead “moving to a system which is more scalable” following “feedback” from its users.

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