As Meta abandons fact-checking, here's how to tell what's real online
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With Meta announcing it is ending its third-party fact-checking program and moving to a community notes model similar to the social platform X, it's more important than ever to follow trusted sources of news online.
The CBS News Confirmed team, which is dedicated to covering misinformation and sharing fact-checks across CBS News' platforms, has tips for telling fact from fiction:
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