‘Motivated By My Threats’: Trump On Meta’s Decision To End Fact-Checking In US

US President-elect Donald Trump said Facebook-parent Meta’s abrupt policy shift on content moderation, including ending fact-checking in the United States, was “probably” motivated by his threats against CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump expressed satisfaction with Meta’s move, and when asked if he believed it was a response to his threats against Zuckerberg, responded: “Probably, yeah.”

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