Meta Oversight Board co-chair responds to company's decision to end fact-checking

By Tinbete Ermyas,

Jason Fuller, Mary Louise Kelly

Published January 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM EST

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Meta Oversight Board co-chair Michael McConnell about the announcement this week that it's getting rid of fact checking in the United States.

Tinbete Ermyas

Jason Fuller

Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.

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