Meta Fact-checkers Called An Emergency Meeting. We Got Inside. Here's What Happened.

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Wed, 01/08/2025 - 9:06am

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Alex Wong via Getty ImagesMeta plans to end US fact-checking partnerships in March, with payments to continue through August.Meta has cited "changing free speech perceptions" as part of the reason for their decision.Meta's global fact-checking support remains, including an IFCN Business Continuity Fund.Meta's US fact-checking partnerships will officially end in March, and payments to partners will continue through August, Business Insider has learned.Details of an exchange between Meta and Angie Holan, the director of the International Fact-Checking Network, were revealed during a private IFCN meeting attended by more than 150 members, the audio of which was obtained by Business Insider.

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