This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.

Meta's decision to end its professional fact-checking program sparked a wave of criticism in the tech and media world. Critics warned that dropping expert oversight could erode trust and reliability in the digital information landscape, especially when profit-driven platforms are mostly left to police themselves.

Meta's decision to end its professional fact-checking program sparked a wave of criticism in the tech and media world.

Meta's decision to end its professional fact-checking program sparked a wave of criticism in the tech and media world.