Meta spokesperson says suspension was decided after voice opponents raised criticism and apparent lapse in accreditation
Facebook has suspended a key factchecker which monitors and debunks online claims after repeated criticisms from Indigenous voice no campaign leaders and some conservative media outlets about the factchecker’s work.
“Considering both the nature of the allegations against RMIT and the upcoming referendum, we have decided to suspend RMIT from our fact-checking program pending the IFCN’s decision.” Recent RMIT FactLab factchecks have focused on contested or false claims from key no campaigners or opponents of the voice, including that the Uluru statement from the heart was 26 pages long. This claim was heavily contested and debated last month.
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