Meta’s week of bad news continued when its own oversight board released an assessment of the company’s plans to continue avoiding third-party fact-checking on its platforms, which include Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and replace it with Community Notes in countries outside of the US. The assessment was not positive.
Community Notes launched in early 2025 to replace dedicated fact-checkers with a user-generated system. According to the report, Meta’s plans to expand its beta program would have negative effects on the countries affected, including volatile misinformation that could sway elections, exacerbate global conflicts and contribute to human rights violations.
The company requested that the oversight board review its plans to expand Community Notes outside the US and determine whether some countries should be excluded. The board’s assessment is that the Community Notes program falls short in helping remove misinformation from Meta’s platforms.
“Delays in note publication, the limited number of published notes and its dependence
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