False information

An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers – nine years later

Dear Mr Zuckerberg, Nine years ago, we wrote to you about the real-world harms caused by false information on Facebook. In response, Meta created a fact-checking programme that helped protect millions of users from hoaxes and conspiracy theories. This week, you announced you’re ending that programme in the United States because of concerns about “too ... <a title="An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers – nine years later" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/an-open-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg-from-the-worlds-fact-checkers-nine-years-later/" aria-label="Read more about An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers – nine years later">Read more</a>