Meta to Retains Fact-Checkers Outside US

Meta Platforms said it would maintain its use of third-party fact-checkers outside the US. Meta's head of global business Nicola Mendelsohn said that international fact-checking arrangements would remain in place while the company assesses the impact of the US rollback.

“We’ll see how that goes as we move it out over the years. So, nothing is changing in the rest of the world at the moment, we are still working with those fact-checkers around the world,” she explained.

The company recently replaced its US fact-checking system with a community-driven notes feature across its social media platforms, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg justifying the decision by criticizing fact-checkers as politically biased. He has owner also cited the recent US elections as a cultural tipping point towards freedom of speech.

However, stricter international laws make such changes abroad more challenging. Under the European Union’s Digital Services Act, major platforms face heavy penalties if they fail to effectively combat political disinformation.