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Meta Oversight Board urges keeping fact-checking in Latin America

Meta’s advisory Oversight Board is urging the company not to replace professional fact-checkers with user-generated Community Notes. The warning comes as Meta tests the system across Latin America, where political tensions and online misinformation are running high.

September 14, 2026 at 14:44

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