Meta announces it will replace third-party fact-checking with a Community Notes system, and will loosen restrictions on topics including immigration and gender identity. The change applied to the United States; Meta said fact-checking would remain in place elsewhere until Community Notes launched in those markets. Contributor testing began in March 2025 and the US program formally ended on 7 April 2025.
Meta ends fact-checking program
Event Not yet reviewed This page has not yet been through the automated review pipeline.Meta abandons third-party fact-checkers in favor of community notes, representing a major tech platform policy realignment following the 2024 election.
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Meta. More Speech and Fewer Mistakes. (2025). Meta's own announcement, 7 January 2025, ending the US third-party fact-checking program in favor of Community Notes.
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Meta. Testing Begins for Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. (2025). Meta's follow-up post. Its 7 April 2025 update records the date the US program actually ended, and states that third-party fact-checking remains in place outside the United States until Community Notes launches there.
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January 7, 2025
Meta ends fact-checking program
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