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Yes, Threads is running a fact-checking program, but the system isn’t fully rolled out

Threads, Meta's Twitter-like service and competitor to X, may be distancing itself from politics, but that doesn't mean it won't try to tackle the

Threads, Meta’s Twitter-like service and competitor to X, may be distancing itself from politics, but that doesn’t mean it won’t try to tackle the misinformation that spreads across social media — particularly in the lead-up to national elections. The feature feels a bit underdeveloped, however, as the links to fact-checking websites only worked on mobile, not desktop, and the informational warning below the video, once viewed, was in small text that could be easily missed. With X’s Community Notes ( originally called Birdwatch when the company was known as Twitter), independent volunteers fact-check posts and add additional context or corrections.

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