Meta's fact-checking partners, including USA Today, say they were blindsided by Meta's decision to drop them and reject claims of being “too politically biased”
www.wired.com/story/metas-... Kate Starbird / @katestarbird : This is extra-funny, since the fact-checkers often bent over backwards to not appear to be biased against conservatives. And also, because the “bias” isn't with the fact-checking, but with conservatives sharing more false/misleading content. bsky.app/profile/kate... [embedded post] Dell Cameron / @dell : Just thinking about the time I emailed Facebook's spox, Andy Stone, a copy of our newsroom's policy for communication professionals, and he immediately text another WIRED staffer asking them to violate it b/c he said they had a “good relationship.” [embedded post] @bevymart : There's political bias in fact checking only because most of the bullshit is coming from one party. Andrew Couts / @couts : NEW: The fact-check organizations that partnered with Meta are now scrambling to figure out if they can survive this morning's rug-pull. @davidgilbert.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/metas-... Threads: Matthew Facciani / @matthewfacciani : “Facts are not censorship. Fact-checkers never censored anything. And Meta always held the cards. It's time to quit invoking inflammatory and false language in describing the role of journalists and fact-checking.” https://www.wired.com/... X: @pranavdixit : 🚨Scoop: The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has convened an emergency meeting of its members tomorrow following Meta's announcement that it will end its third-party fact-checking partnerships in the US. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... LinkedIn: Niall Breslin : I'm sorry, what kind of Orwellian shit show are we now living in. Since when were “facts” biased? — Anyone else thinking it's time to leave the social media world ? … Forums: r/technology : Meta's Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them r/technews : Meta's Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them See also Mediagazer