Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is putting an end to its fact-check program and replacing it with a community-driven system akin to that of Elon Musk's X.

A headline saying that tech billionaire Elon Musk had just bought Boeing spread online in December along with other false claims following the Nov. 5 U.S. election saying that Musk, a supporter of President-elect Donald Trump,

Meta, the social media company that launched an independent fact-checking program in 2016, will get rid of fact checkers to usher in other changes to its moderation policies.

ABC aired 'The View' after the post about its supposed cancellation was shared. The claim of ABC's sale to Musk originated on a satirical website.

First Minister says he will continue to use the social media platform for now and uses billionaire’s website to deliver keynote speech

The satirical article, "Elon Musk Blocks Disney's Pride Content on X, Says 'Woke' Isn't for Kids," was posted on Nov. 12, 2024, and includes satire labels in its primary image and body text. However, the Facebook post includes no indication of the claim's original satirical nature.

Elon Musk's X — specifically when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity as well as immigration status.

The tech giant implemented major updates to its hateful-conduct policies on Jan. 7, 2025 — the same day it ended its U.S. fact-checking program.

Meta's decision to swap professional US fact-checkers with crowd-sourced moderation has raised fears that Facebook and Instagram could become magnets for misinformation similar to the Elon Musk-owned X,

Today on Rising, Robby and Niall disagree over whether Democrats’ are obsessed with covering the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook will no longer fact-check content and rely instead on community notes.