6Фото© hindustantimes.comPresident Biden says Meta scrapping fact-checking in US is ‘really shameful’
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“I think it's really shameful. Telling the truth matters,” news agency AFP quoted Biden as saying.
Biden's condemnation comes as the International Fact-Checking Network, in a letter to founder Mark Zuckerberg, warned of “real-world harm” if Meta decides to emulate the recent policy beyond the US.
“Some of these countries are highly vulnerable to misinformation that spurs political instability, election interference, mob violence and even genocide,” IFCN said.
“If Meta decides to stop the program worldwide, it is almost certain to result in real-world harm in many places,” the letter added.
“ 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. Telling the truth matters,
Joe Biden,
Telling the truth matters: Biden tears into Meta’s decision to end…
“ While they were trying to push that program, they also tried to censor anyone who is basically arguing against it,
Mark Zuckerberg,
Telling the truth matters: Biden tears into Meta’s decision to end…
“ You think it doesn't matter that they let be printed, or millions of people read, things that are simply not true? I mean, I want to know what that's all about.
Joe Biden,
“Really Shameful”: Biden Slams Meta Decision To End US Fact-Checking