Ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya rips Mark Zuckerberg over damage done in wake of Meta's fact-checking programs

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya appears on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich" to discuss Mark Zuckerberg's major decision.

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya ripped Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday after the billionaire announced he would get rid of Facebook’s fact-checking program.

The third-party fact-checking system will be replaced with community notes similar to X, Zuckerberg said in a video.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once claimed Facebook had suppressed 18 million posts that contained "misinformation" about COVID-19. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The company’s system was put into place after the 2016 election and was used to "manage content" and misinformation on its platforms, largely due to "political pressure," executives said, but admitted the system has "gone too far." Political bias from the fact-checkers appeared to be one of the main issues.

Tafoya appeared on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich" to talk about Zuckerberg’s decision. Dakich asked her what gave Zuckerberg the right to do the about-face now.

"Absolutely nothing. This is not unique to Facebook. I had a guest on my podcast yesterday, Gad Saad, a professor out of Canada, so much has gone on up there under the Justin Trudeau administration that has been really similar," Tafoya said. "People being absolutely wiped out of their professions. We’re talking doctors, researchers, professors, medical experts because they either said something kind of cutesy that someone was uncomfortable with.

Then-NBC Sports commentator Michele Tafoya after the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Buffalo Bills at the Caesars Superdome. (Chuck Cook-USA Today