Mark Zuckerberg’s alliance with Donald Trump proves just how low he’ll go
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Meta’s choice of media outlet to announce its “free expression” overhaul was also telling: an exclusive interview with Kaplan on Fox & Friends. Trump says Mark Zuckerberg is 'probably' responding to his threats over fact-checkers But what is happening is a nakedly partisan bit of pandering to America’s flagrantly anti-free-speech future president. “But the fact checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they’ve created, especially in the US.” Fact checkers strongly dispute these claims, and Zuck cited no evidence for them. “Do you think ’s directly responding to the threats you’ve made to him in the past?” asked a journalist — referring to that time when Trump threatened to imprison Zuckerberg for life.