Facebook Tells Fact-Checkers Trump Will Be Off-Limits

CNN reports:

Facebook’s fact-checkers will need to stop fact-checking former President Donald Trump if he announces that he is running for president, according to a company memo obtained by CNN.

While Trump is currently banned from Facebook, the fact-check ban applies to anything Trump says and false statements made by Trump can be posted to the platform by others. Despite Trump’s ban, “Team Trump,” a page run by Trump’s political group, is still active and has 2.3 million followers.

Tuesday’s memo from Meta underscores the challenges social media platforms face in deciding how to handle another potential Trump presidential campaign. The former president is widely expected to announce his third presidential bid on Tuesday.

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Facebook sent a memo reminding its fact-checkers that once he declares tonight, Donald Trump –suspended from the platform for using it to incite an insurrection! – cannot be fact-checked.https://t.co/ZzYYjj1A65

— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) November 15, 2022

Here's an example of a fact-check that would no longer be permitted. https://t.co/yDjgn83acz pic.twitter.com/PM7QjgxQnL

— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) November 15, 2022