Biden calls Meta's decision to end fact-checking 'really shameful'
President Joe Biden slammed Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program, calling the announcement from Mark Zuckerberg “really shameful.”
President Joe Biden on Friday slammed Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program, calling it “really shameful.”
While answering questions from reporters following remarks about the economy, Biden said the move would allow “things that are simply not true” to be read by millions of people.
“It’s just completely contrary to everything America is about. We want to tell the truth. We haven’t always done it as a nation. We want to tell the truth,” Biden said.
“The idea that, you know, a billionaire can buy something and say, ‘By the way, we’re not gonna fact check anything,’ and you know, you have millions of people reading, going online, reading this stuff,” he continued. “Anyway, I think it’s really shameful.”
Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday evening.
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