TOWNHALL | Published January 9, 2025
Fact-checkers are not too happy with Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to do away with Facebook’s fact-checking system. Shortly after his decision was announced, some of these individuals were quick to make their feelings known.
Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Facebook would be moving toward a “Community Notes” model similar to X, which allows users to fact-check posts. To some, the move appeared to be a way to signal to folks on the right, who are disproportionately affected by censorship efforts, that Zuckerberg is now serious about promoting free speech.
“The fact checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they’ve created,” the Meta founder said during a video statement. He also announced that the social media platform would remove restrictions on subjects like immigration and gender because they are “just out of touch with mainstream discourse.”
Naturally, this announcement prompted an outpouring of wailing and gnashing of teeth from folks on the left who preferred the old brand of censorious content moderation practices.
Aaron Sharockman, executive director at PolitiFact, one of Facebook’s former fact checkers, issued a statement on X in which he whined about the decision.
“The decision to remove independent journalists from Facebook’s content moderation program in the United States has nothing to do with free speech or censorship,” he wrote. Mark Zuckerberg’s decision could not be less subtle.”
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