Biden calls Meta's decision to scrap fact-checking 'shameful'

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Biden calls Meta's decision to scrap fact-checking 'shameful'   US President Joe Biden on Jan. 10, 2025 describes as 'shameful' the decision by social media company Meta Platforms to scrap its US fact-checking program on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta on Jan. 7 scrapped its US fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity, bowing to criticism from conservatives as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second time. The move is Meta's biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration. The changes will affect Facebook, Instagram and Threads, three of the world's biggest social media platforms with more than 3 billion users globally.   US NETWORK POOL/REUTERS   Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein    #TheManilaTimes  #tmtnews  #biden  #meta  #factchecking

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00:00It's just completely contrary to everything America's about.

00:04We want to tell the truth.

00:06We haven't always done it as a nation, but we want to tell the truth.

00:10And the idea that, you know, a billionaire can buy something and say, by the way, from

00:15this point on, we're not going to, we're not going to fact check anything.

00:21And you know, when you have millions of people reading, going online, reading this stuff,

00:27it is, anyway, I think it's, I think it's really shameful.

00:34The whole idea of walking away from facts checking, as well as not reporting anything

00:46having to do with discrimination regarding TPS.

00:54I find it to be just contrary to American, justice American, the way we talk about one

01:02another.

01:03Telling the truth matters.

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