President-elect’s lawyers ask attorney general to stop release of outgoing special counsel Jack Smith’s reportMeta is ending its practice of having factcheckers weigh in on disputed content on platforms like Facebook, with company leaders citing Donald Trump’s returns to power in the United States as a reason for ending the program.The social media giant rolled out the factchecking program in the wake of Trump’s first election victory in 2016, which coincided with an increase in inflammatory and inaccurate content on its platforms, often from conservatives. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jan/07/us-politics-live-trump-justice-department-carter
Author : Chris Stein
Publish date : 2025-01-07 15:06:00
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