In December of 2016, Facebook launched its third party fact checking service.

Almost immediately after Donald Trump had been elected, due to pressure from the mainstream

media saying that there was too much misinformation.

There was a criticism that Facebook played a role in disseminating some of this false information

or fake news.

We're looking at things like working with third parties, helping to label false news.

Misinformation is something we take seriously, really seriously.

Everyday Americans had their posts, visibility limited, and many lost their accounts entirely.

The government was putting increasing pressure on social media companies

to fact check and de-platform right-wing voices. The right were finding their voices stifled

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Mark Zuckerberg took to social media to say we are ending the third party fact-checking program.

We've reached a point where it's just too many mistakes and too much censorship.

The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech.

So we're going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies,

and restoring free expression on our platforms.

More specifically, here's what we're going to do.

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