‘Telling the truth matters…’: Joe Biden calls Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checking ‘shameful’ – The Economic Times Video

US President Joe Biden on Friday (January 10) described as “shameful” the decision by social media company Meta Platforms to scrap its U.S. fact-checking program on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Social media company Meta Platforms on Tuesday (January 7) scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity, bowing to criticism from conservatives as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second time. The move is Meta’s biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration.

ET Online | 11 Jan 2025, 11:12 AM IST