Biden Calls Meta’s Decision to End Fact-Checking Program ‘Really Shameful’

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is moving away from third-party fact-checking organizations to a Community Notes user-based fact-checking model.

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 10, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

President Joe Biden has expressed disapproval of Meta’s decision to do away with its current social media fact-checking program.

This week, Meta, which owns the Facebook and Instagram social media platforms, announced that it would stop using its third-party fact-checking program for U.S.-based content review purposes.