Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg to end firm’s ‘biased’ fact-checker programs on Facebook and Instagram [Video]

META boss Mark Zuckerberg is set to end the company’s ‘fact-checker’ programs in favour of a system used on rival site X.

“Biased” independent moderators on Facebook and Instagram will be replaced by ‘community notes’, where users have the power to add context or rebut misleading posts.

The move echoes a decision made by Elon Musk, 53, in October 2023, as the Facebook co-founder, 40, looks to cosy up to president-elect Donald Trump.

Musk has grown close to the 78-year-old in the last few months, having attended his rallies and hosted online “conversations” on his social media site, X.

And he has even managed to secure a position in Trump’s new government, leading the Department of Government Efficiency – designed to reduce spending.

In a video announcing the changes to his company yesterday, Zuckerberg said: “The recent elections …