Opinion | Just the facts? Meta’s new experiment says otherwise Meta’s crowdsourced approach to fact-checking raises questions about bias, scale and the future of accuracy online March 14, 2025 Tom Jones
Opinion | A defense of fact-checking and the imperfect search for truth in an era of institutionalized lying Debunking three flawed criticisms of fact-checking amid Meta’s retreat and Silicon Valley’s appeasement of Donald Trump February 18, 2025 Paul Barrett
A collective open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the IFCN Arabic Coalition The letter follows Meta’s move to end the fact-checking program in the U.S. February 6, 2025 IFCN Arabic Coaliion
Opinion | Meta’s user fact-checking is just ‘window dressing’ without a commitment to truth In the latest episode of ‘The Poynter Report Podcast,’ IFCN director Angie Drobnic Holan points to X’s fact-checking system as a cautionary tale January 29, 2025 Ren LaForme
Opinion | Digging deep into Meta’s controversial decision on fact-checking It’s easy to see what made Meta take a 180 on fact-checking: Trump became president and Mark Zuckerberg caved to him and pressure from the right January 27, 2025 Tom Jones
In America’s news deserts, Meta’s retreat from fact-checking severs a last link to fact-based news Meta's policy reversal and increase in political content could mean more misinformation for communities lacking local news January 23, 2025 Mark Caro
Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? Scholars react to Joe Biden’s warning Wealthy people have always had a louder voice, but Trump’s new allies represent the starkest consolidation of wealth in US politics in recent memory January 23, 2025 Samantha Putterman
Opinion | Seating arrangements at the Trump inauguration give a preview of what’s to come Ultrawealthy tech leaders had better seats than Cabinet members, governors and other top public servants. It’s difficult to miss the symbolism. January 21, 2025 Tom Jones
New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say. Leading medical experts do not consider being gay or transgender to be a mental illness January 14, 2025 Grace Abels
An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global consequences January 9, 2025 The International Fact-Checking Network
Opinion | With Trump on his way back to the White House, Meta drops its fact-checking program Mark Zuckerberg can preach all he wants about censorship and free speech, but it’s easy to see through his words. This was done to appease Trump. January 8, 2025 Tom Jones
Does crowdsourced fact-checking work? Experts are skeptical of Meta’s plan CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta will adopt a Community Notes model similar to X, where fact-checkers say misinformation often goes unchecked January 7, 2025 Angela Fu
Opinion | Meta will attempt crowdsourced fact-checking. Here’s why it won’t work X’s Community Notes is not the success that tech leaders want you to believe. And a similar system won’t stop misinformation on Facebook. January 7, 2025 Alex Mahadevan
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa tells tech companies: Now is the time to ‘do something’ Philippine journalist calls on sponsors of GlobalFact 11 fact-checking summit to protect democracy, stop spread of misinformation June 26, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Opinion | ‘A moment for the ages’ as Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families of abuse victims ‘I’m sorry for everything you have all been through. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered.’ February 1, 2024 Tom Jones
