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Jan 07, 2025

Explainer: How does the end of Meta’s fact-checking programme affect you?

Several digital rights groups are criticising Meta’s reversal of its fact-checking programme. Nicole Gill, executive director of Accountable Tech, said in a statement that the decision is “a gift to Donald Trump and extremists around the world”.

Giliann Karon

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