Zuckerberg Drops 'Fact-Checking,' Says Process Eroded Trust. NYT Blames ... Fake News
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Mark Zuckerberg thinks that the move toward so-called “fact-checking” articles on Meta’s platforms — notably Facebook and Instagram — has just added to distrust and bias. That’s why he’s taking it off and replacing it with a system similar to that employed by Elon Musk’s X, on based around community notes.
The New York Times knows who’s to blame for this: Meta and Zuckerberg, because the fact-checkers say that that’s all fake news.
And people wonder why the system is on its way out.
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