After Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of the US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, technology regulation analyst Umberto Gambini says this shows that there is a "Trump effect on Meta". Meta's surprise announcement echoed long-standing complaints made by Trump's Republican Party and X owner Elon Musk about fact-checking, which many conservatives see as censorship. The shift comes as Zuckerberg has been making efforts to reconcile with Trump since his election in November, including donating one million dollars to his inauguration fund. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES