Meta abruptly ends US fact-checks ahead of Trump term

Social media giant Meta on January 7, 2025, slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program. [AFP]

Social media giant Meta on Tuesday slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump.

"We're going to get rid of fact-checkers (that) have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the US," Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post.