Fact-Checking
New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say.
Leading medical experts do not consider being gay or transgender to be a mental illness
January 14, 2025
The Los Angeles fires have fueled falsehoods about water management, including from Trump
Hydrants ran dry because the city’s infrastructure was not built to respond to fires so large. A change in water management would not have helped.
January 13, 2025
An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later
As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global consequences
January 9, 2025
Does crowdsourced fact-checking work? Experts are skeptical of Meta’s plan
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta will adopt a Community Notes model similar to X, where fact-checkers say misinformation often goes unchecked
January 7, 2025
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