The late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan put it this way decades ago: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” That seems like a simpler time given Meta’s decision this week to end a fact-checking program on social media apps Facebook, Instagram and Threads. May are discussing what the ramifications for an industry built to bring clarity and to seek truth. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement was widely seen as a genuflection to president-elect Donald Trump. Meta is replacing its fact-checking with a “community notes” system reminiscent of X. stories win the day. The moment is a crossroads for the fact-checking industry.
