[link removed]
Meta has shared no details of its Community Notes pilot
Dear Friend,
In March Meta shared its plan for Community Notes; the programme that is based on consensus between users, not objective facts or data. The company says it will be a “less biased” replacement for independent fact checking. This forms part of a dangerous new narrative that equates fact checking with censorship, and follows Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement in January that his Facebook and Instagram platforms would be cutting ties with fact checkers in the US.
Despite Meta’s promise of transparency, the company is yet to share anything from its US pilot of Community Notes. But one thing remains clear: Meta’s intention is to remove fact checking from its platforms globally.
Set up a Direct Debit ([link removed])
We had expected around 10% of Full Fact’s annual income over the next three years to come from Meta’s third party fact checking programme. With the very likely loss of this funding, we are focussing more on other sources to ensure our continued sustainability and financial independence. Regular monthly income from Direct Debits helps us maintain this stability.
Full Fact is an impartial charity, but we will not be impartial about the principle that verifiable facts matter. Nor are we a charity reliant on any one source of funding. But in this new era of growing hostility to fact checking, we will need to remain creative and agile—both in our engagement with internet companies, and in our approach to fundraising. Our core group of monthly regular givers are a crucial part of that continued effort. Please join them ([link removed]) today.
Give monthly ([link removed])
Thank you,
Josey Cullen—Individual Giving Manager
Full Fact
============================================================
Have any questions or feedback? Please ** get in touch via our contact form ([link removed])
. We do not respond to direct replies to this email address.
Find out ** how Full Fact is funded ([link removed])
.
Copyright © Full Fact 2025 - All rights reserved
A registered charity (no. 1158683) and a non-profit company (no. 6975984) limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales.
We use Mailchimp to send you our emails and to see which articles are most popular. ** Read our privacy policy ([link removed])
or ** Mailchimp's privacy policy ([link removed])
** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
** update subscription preferences ([link removed])
