Meta's Third-Party Fact-Checking Program

Working with independent, IFCN-certified fact-checkers who identify, review and rate viral misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Our approach to fact-checking

Fighting misinformation is an ever-evolving problem, and Meta can’t do it alone. We rely on independent fact-checkers to review and rate the accuracy of stories through original reporting, which may include interviewing primary sources, consulting public data and conducting analyses of media, including photos and video.

Each time a fact-checker rates a piece of content as false on our platforms, we significantly reduce that content’s distribution so that fewer people see it, label it accordingly and notify people who try to share it. Fact-checkers do not remove content, accounts or Pages from our apps. We remove content when it violates our Community Standards, which are separate from our fact-checking programs.

How the program works

Find out how our third-party fact-checking program enables us to take action and reduce the spread of misinformation.

Investing in the industry

Read about the programs and initiatives we’re investing in to support the larger fact-checking ecosystem.

Publisher FAQs

Find answers to common questions about our post-labeling and notification systems, ratings and the appeals process.

Where we have fact-checking

Since 2016, the program has expanded to include more than 90 organizations fact-checking in more than 60 languages globally.

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