{"id":29416,"date":"2025-01-11T08:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T07:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=29416"},"modified":"2025-01-21T08:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:52:10","slug":"meta-ends-its-fact-checking-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/01\/meta-ends-its-fact-checking-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Ends its Fact-Checking Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In today’s digital world, misinformation seems to be everywhere.
Due to the anonymity social media platforms provide, the reach and speed of misinformation creates a ground for the proliferation of false narratives. This is why Meta launched its independent, third-party fact-checking program in 2016. Less than a decade later, Meta is ditching fact-checkers in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s read the article and know more about these changes in the Meta platform. You may also watch the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/social-media\/meta-ends-fact-checking-program-community-notes-x-rcna186468<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does “hot-button issue<\/strong>” mean? “Beyond the end of the fact-checking program, Zuckerberg said, the company will eliminate some content policies around immigration, gender and other hot-button issues<\/strong> and refocus its automated moderation systems on what he called “high severity violations,” relying on users to report other violations.<\/em>” Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What is “legacy media<\/strong>“? “Zuckerberg pointed to the election as a major influence on the company’s decision and criticized “governments and legacy media<\/strong>” for, he alleged, pushing “to censor more and more.<\/em>” Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does the phrase “to<\/strong> get back to one’s roots<\/strong>” mean? “We’re going to<\/strong> get back to our roots<\/strong> and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms,” Zuckerberg said in a video. <\/em>Use it in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your opinion on Meta’s decision to end third-party fact-checking?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What do you think are the impacts this decision will have on Facebook in the long run?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your thoughts on a community-driven fact-checking system. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. In your opinion, should social media companies be responsible for fact-checking information on their platforms? Explain your stance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What can one do when they come across misinformation or fake news on social media?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate In today’s digital world, misinformation seems to be everywhere.Due to the anonymity social media platforms provide, the reach and speed of misinformation creates a ground for the proliferation of false narratives. This is why Meta launched its independent, third-party fact-checking program in 2016. Less than a decade later, Meta is ditching […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,290,289,25,293,14],"class_list":["post-29416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-listening","tag-reading","tag-technology","tag-text","tag-video"],"yoast_head":"\nMeta Ends its Fact-Checking Program | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/01\/meta-ends-its-fact-checking-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meta Ends its Fact-Checking Program | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate In today’s digital world, misinformation seems to be everywhere.Due to the anonymity social media platforms provide, the reach and speed of misinformation creates a ground for the proliferation of false narratives. 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