Meta to Begin Testing Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

The system will replace third-party fact-checking with a crowd-sourced approach to add context to posts across its platforms.

Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps are are displayed on an iPhone in New York on March 13, 2019. Jenny Kane/AP Photo

Meta is set to launch a new crowd-sourced fact-checking initiative called Community Notes across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, the company announced on March 13.

This initiative will replace the company’s third-party fact-checking program in the United States, which it announced in January would be discontinued.