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Meta ends third-party fact checking on Facebook, Instagram

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January 8, 2025

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the social networking giant will scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram. The decision reverses Meta policies to stop misinformation, which US conservatives criticized over alleged censorship.

Dmitry Ponyavin Editor, producer and correspondent covering major news stories from around the world.
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