Joe Biden blasts ’shameful’ Meta decision to scrap US fact-checking: ‘Completely contrary to everything America’s about’
Live MintUS President Joe Biden criticised Meta on Friday for removing fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the United States. He called the decision "really shameful" after a global network cautioned about potential real-world harm if the company extends this move to other countries. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg triggered alarm Tuesday when he announced the Palo Alto company was ditching third-party fact-checking in the United States and turning over the task of debunking falsehoods to ordinary users under a model known as "Community Notes," popularized by X. Zuckerberg doubled down in an interview Friday with podcaster Joe Rogan, comparing the fact-checking program with "something out of 1984," in a reference to George Orwell's dystopian novel.
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