12/14/2021- 8:05 p.m.
Facebook Fact-check FAKE NEWS Confession
Facebook has admitted in court that their fact-check labels – frequently aimed at conservatives – are in fact nothing more than “protected opinions,” arguing that they are therefore neither false nor defamatory.
The bombshell emerged from Facebook’s court battle with John Stossel, who is suing the company for defamation over its decision to add “fact check” labels to the pundit’s videos about climate change.
Facebook owners Meta allegedly uses third-party companies to apply the fact-checking labels in what appears to be an attempt to distance themselves from liability.
