Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg became the subject of scathing satirical headlines and fake quotations after the social media platform’s move to end its fact-checking initiative. Australian satire outlet The Chaser published a satirical “Top 10 real Mark Zuckerberg quotes” following Meta’s announcement which they said was done to celebrate “this win for free speech” in apparent ironic tune.

Social media giant Meta announced a series of changes to its content moderation policies Tuesday, including the elimination of its fact-checking program, in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said was an

Facebook is to scrap its fact-checking programme after founder Mark Zuckerberg pledged to “restore free expression” on the social network. Mr Zuckerberg on Tuesday promised that parent company Meta would “get rid of fact-checkers” and replace them with a system of “community notes, similar to X”, echoing the approach of rival billionaire Elon Musk.