Meta officially ending 'fact-checking' | Blaze Media

Social media platforms will switch to a community notes system. - Candace Hathaway

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, announced on Friday that it is officially ending its "fact-checking" program in the United States.

• Joel Kaplan, the company's chief global affairs officer, stated that starting Monday, it will terminate the program for good and switch to a community notes system, similar to Elon Musk's X...
• Kaplan declared, "By Monday afternoon, our fact-checking program in the US will be officially over."
• Meta explained that as part of the change, no social media users should have strikes against their account by Monday. Since January, anyone who has been so-called "fact-checked" will reportedly not face any account penalties or demotions.

Meta began testing its new community notes feature in mid-March, allowing some social media users to write and rate notes across its platforms.
"Around 200,000 potential contributors in the U.S. have signed up so far across all three apps, and the wait list remains open for those who wish to take part in the program...