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☆ 71 organizations and counting have signed a letter warning Mark Zuckerberg about ending fact-checking on Meta in the US
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Meghan Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The International Fact-Checking Network warned of Meta's move to crowdsourced fact-checking. The fact-checking group that has worked with Meta for years wrote Mark Zuckerberg an open letter on Thursday, warning him about the company's move toward crowdsourced moderation in the US. The change could have serious financial repercussions for the fact-checking organizations that rely on Meta for revenue. AD"If Meta decides to stop the program worldwide, it is almost certain to result in real-world harm in many places," IFCN wrote. IFCN wrote that community notes could be used in conjunction with professional fact-checkers, a "new model" for collaboration.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Poynter, Meta, IFCN, Elon Musk's Organizations: Meta, Institute, Facebook, Business, Google Locations: United States

☆ Meta fact-checkers called an emergency meeting. We got inside. Here's what happened.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Pranav Dixit | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Meta plans to end US fact-checking partnerships in March, with payments to continue through August. Meta's global fact-checking support remains, including an IFCN Business Continuity Fund. ADHolan expressed disappointment during the conversation, describing Meta's fact-checking program as one that "positively influenced a whole ecosystem of fact-checking" and emphasized that the work was never about censorship. ADJesse Stiller, the managing editor of Check Your Fact, a Meta US fact-checking partner for five years, described the fallout. During the meeting, several fact-checkers voiced frustration not only with the program's termination but also with Zuckerberg's recent comments about fact-checkers.

Persons: Meta, Angie Holan, Joel Kaplan, Meta's, Severance, Holan, blindsided, Jesse Stiller, Stiller, Jency Jacob, Zuckerberg, Jacob, Justin Arenstein, Arenstein Organizations: Fund, Meta, Business, Republican Party, Bank, North Locations: India, Africa, African, East, North Africa

☆ Fact-checkers, targeted by MAGA loyalists, blast Zuckerberg’s assertion their work was ‘biased’
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Brian Stelter | Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The very notion of fact-checking is under assault by a wide array of fact-challenged politicians and interest groups. But President-elect Donald Trump, who keeps fact-checkers busy and hates being corrected by them, welcomed Meta’s changes. “This is a blow to our website and the work that we do,” Jesse Stiller, managing editor of Check Your Fact, told CNN. journalists have an obligation to call out presidential candidates when they lie.”Then as now, Trump’s firehose of falsehood was the issue. Duke noted community users were also not bound by ethical guidelines to provide fair and accurate fact checks.

Persons: New York CNN —, –, Mark Zuckerberg, they’ve, Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, “ Trump, ”, Laura Ingraham, Meta’s, Donie O’Sullivan, Trump, MAGA, bristled, Jesse Stiller, “, ” Alan Duke, Meta, ” Duke, disinfo, downranked, Angie Drobnic Holan, ” Holan, PolitiFact, Brian Stelter, Dan Gillmor, ” Meta, Duke, hodge Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump, Trump rallygoers, Facebook, CNN, Science Locations: New York, U.S, United States

Some Republicans in Congress on Tuesday celebrated Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, would roll back moderation and stop putting labels on content fact-checking partners deem misinformation. When a post had a label, it often affected the post’s distribution, meaning fewer people would see it. Zuckerberg said Tuesday that the process had led to censorship and quelled “legitimate political speech and debate.” Instead, Meta now plans to embrace a “Community Notes” style of moderation, similar to the one on Elon Musk’s X. “It’s unfortunate that this decision comes in the wake of extreme political pressure from a new administration and its supporters,” Holan wrote. Many Republicans were quick to frame Meta’s announcement as an acknowledgment of efforts to censor conservative speech.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg’s, Zuckerberg, Meta, Donald Trump’s, Brooke Singman, Trump, ” Musk, —, “ We’ve, “, ”, Katie Sanders, Maarten Schenk, ” “, ” Schenk, Angie Drobnic Holan, ” Holan, Brendan Carr, ” Sen, Rand Paul, Meta “, Marsha Blackburn Organizations: Facebook, Elon Musk’s, Fox News, Agence France, Presse, Reuters, USA, NBC News, ” AFP, PolitiFact, Meta, ” Reuters, Republicans, Federal Communications Commission, NBC Locations: United States, Spanish, Ky

☆ Facebook усиливает фактчекинг в Молдове для борьбы с дезинформацией
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( ) ru.diez.md time to read: +2 min

Сегодня Facebook объявляет о расширении своего партнерства с международным информационным агентством France-Presse (AFP), чтобы помогать в борьбе с дезинформацией на своих платформах накануне выборов в Республике Молдова. В течение следующего месяца (июль 2021 года) агентство будет проверять контент в Facebook и Instagram в Республике Молдова. В программе Facebook по фактчекингу участвуют более 80 партнеров со всего мира, которые проверяют контент на 60 с лишним различных языках. Когда проверяющий оценивает историю как ложную, Facebook помечает контент предупреждающим ярлыком и значительно ограничивает его распространение. С начала пандемии Facebook удалил более 18 миллионов единиц контента за нарушение правил в отношении COVID-19 и распространение дезинформации о вакцинах.

Persons: Софи Айерс Organizations: Facebook, Presse, AFP, Международная сеть проверка фактов () Locations: Facebook France, AFP, Республика Молдова, Молдова

☆ Facebook va verifica conținutul publicat în Moldova pentru a combate dezinformarea în contextul electoral
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

AFP este certificată prin intermediul Rețelei Internaționale de Verificare a Informațiilor (IFCN), care este independentă. Conținutul publicat pe Facebook și Instagram în Moldova va fi verificat în iulie 2021. „Suntem încântați să salutăm venirea AFP în echipă în calitate de partener de verificare a informațiilor care oferă o soluție temporară pentru Moldova. Detalii despre programul de verificare a informațiilor sunt disponibile aici. Amănunte despre Rețeaua Internațională de Verificare a Informațiilor și Codul său de principii sunt disponibile aici și aici.

Persons: Sophie Eyears . Organizations: France, Facebook, Sophie Eyears . Facebook Locations: Republica Moldova, AFP, Moldova

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