Comment on Meta's done with fact-checking — and its CMO says Trump and changing 'vibes in America' are major reasons why

Meta CMO Alex Schultz said the incoming Trump administration influenced Meta's content moderation changes.Richard Bord/WireImageMeta said Tuesday it plans to drop third-party fact-checkers in favor of a community notes feature.Meta CMO Alex Schultz told Business Insider that the election of Donald Trump to the presidency influenced the shift.He also said a change in how Americans view censorship and content moderation played a role.After Meta announced it was ditching fact checkers, Alex Schultz, the company's chief marketing officer, said in an interview with Business Insider on Tuesday that the election of Donald Trump as president influenced the decision."Look, we're going to adjust to any administration and we always do and that, I think, is appropriate," Schultz said at CES 2025 in Las Vegas on Tuesday, adding, "We've worked with the Biden administration through its term.