What the End of Meta’s Fact-Checking Program Means for the Future of Free Speech
The Political Scene PodcastMeta’s decision to stop fact-checking or moderating content on its platforms signals fealty to Donald Trump.Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign up to receive our twice-weekly News & Politics newsletter.The Washington Roundtable discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end its fact-checking program across Meta’s social-media sites. Instead, Meta will release a tool that allows readers to add context and corrections to posts, similar to the way one can leave a “community note” on X. What does this choice mean for truth online in the coming Trump Administration, and have “alternative facts,” as they were dubbed by Kellyanne Conway in 2017, won out? Plus, the trio covers free speech in the era of Donald Trump, lawsuits brought against the mainstream media, and how journalists will cover President Trump’s second Administration.This week’s reading:“King Donald and the Presidents at the National Cathedral,” by Susan B. Glasser“Why the MAGA Fight Over H-1B Visas Is Crossing Party Lines,” by John Cassidy“Lauren Boebert’s Survival Instincts,” by Peter HesslerTune in wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Washington Roundtable discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end its fact-checking program across Meta’s social-media sites. Instead, Meta will release a tool that allows readers to add context and corrections to posts, similar to the way one can leave a “community note” on X. What does this choice mean for truth online in the coming Trump Administration, and have “alternative facts,” as they were dubbed by Kellyanne Conway in 2017, won out? Plus, the trio covers free speech in the era of Donald Trump, lawsuits brought against the mainstream media, and how journalists will cover President Trump’s second Administration.
This week’s reading:
- “King Donald and the Presidents at the National Cathedral,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Why the MAGA Fight Over H-1B Visas Is Crossing Party Lines,” by John Cassidy
- “Lauren Boebert’s Survival Instincts,” by Peter Hessler
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
