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Fact-checking outfits in full-blown panic after Facebook pulls funding for third-party fact-checkers

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Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Facebook will drop its current fact-checking system, thereby cutting off funding for partisan organizations.

The International Fact-Checking Network ( IFCN ) called an emergency meeting “specifically” over Zuckerberg ’s announcement.

Zuckerberg started the controversial partnership with left-wing fact-checkers back in 2016 , following the election of President Donald Trump .

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