The Latest Breaking News from Mark Zuckerberg

Nobel Winner Ressa Tells AFP 'Dangerous Times' Ahead After Meta Ends US Fact-checking

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warned Wednesday of "extremely dangerous times ahead" in an interview with AFP after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram.

International Business Times · Jan 8, 2025

Meta is abandoning fact checking – this doesn’t bode well for the fight against misinformation

Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta’s social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

The Conversation · Jan 8, 2025

X Corp welcomes Meta's thumbs-down for fact-checking

Rival social network X has applauded Meta's decision to follow its lead on ditching fact-checking, with its CEO calling the move an endorsement.

AAP · Jan 8, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg sports $900,000 watch as he calls time on Meta fact-checking

Tech giant CEO wore Greubel Forsey ‘Hand Made 1’, which retails for $895,500, as he announced policy overhaul

The Guardian - US · Jan 7, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg Was Right To Fire Facebook's Rogue Fact-Checkers

"The fact-checkers have just been too politically biased," says the Meta CEO.

Reason · Jan 7, 2025

Facebook and Instagram are ditching fact-checkers in favor of a Community Notes system inspired by X: 'Fact-checkers have just been too politically biased,' Zuckerberg says

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg said the election of Donald Trump represents a "cultural tipping point" and so it's time to make some changes.

PC Gamer · Jan 7, 2025

Laura Loomer pushes Meta to put her on advisory board to prove it’s ‘serious about ending censorship’

Hours earlier, Meta announced that it plans to ditch fact-checkers as part of an effort toward ‘restoring freedom of expression’ on Facebook and Instagram

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

Disinformation Experts Slam Meta Decision To End US Fact-checking

Tech giant Meta's shock announcement to end its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for proliferating false narratives.

International Business Times · Jan 7, 2025

Morning Mail: Meta dumps factcheckers, housing market ‘buckling’, Greenland in Trump’s sights

Mark Zuckerberg says platforms will slash censorship as he appoints Trump ally to the board; housing report says rates and cost of living weighing on prices

The Guardian - AU · Jan 7, 2025

Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking program?

The social media giant enters a more partisan political era as its CEO pursues Donald Trump’s approval

The Guardian - US · Jan 7, 2025