X to Meta, the real ‘wisdom’ behind getting facts checked by the crowd

A Mark Zuckerberg figure with people in angry emoji masks outside Portcullis House in Westminster, London, ahead of Mike Schroepfer, chief technology uofficer at Facebook, appearing before the DCMS inquiry into fake news.

Synopsis

Social media giants like Meta and X are betting on “wisdom of crowds” to fight misinformation. But can the Internet’s peanut gallery replace fact-checkers, or is it just a cost-cutting move?