Mark Zuckerberg wears $1.2m watch to announce end of Meta fact-checking
Meta Platforms chairman Mark Zuckerberg is seen in a video wearing a rare Greubel Forsey Hand Made 1 watch.SCREENSHOT, PHOTO: FACEBOOK, X/@GREUBELFORSEY
UPDATED Jan 08, 2025, 05:34 PM
NEW YORK – Mr Mark Zuckerberg wore a rare Swiss watch worth about US$900,000 (S$1.2 million) in a video explaining his company’s decision to end third-party fact-checking on its social media platforms in the US.
The Meta Platforms chairman sports a Greubel Forsey Hand Made 1 on his left wrist in the video posted to Facebook on Jan 7 unveiling the policy changes.
The watch is extremely rare and expensive. Greubel Forsey produces just two or three Hand Made models a year, and the watch retails for US$895,500 before taxes.
A Meta spokesperson declined to comment.
Mr Zuckerberg has shown a recent interest in mechanical Swiss watches, wearing a diverse selection of complicated timepieces in the past year.
The billionaire has been spotted in the past year wearing watches made by notable brands such as Patek Philippe and F.P. Journe.
However, the Greubel Forsey model indicates a deeper appreciation for watchmaking. Producing just a few hundred timepieces a year, the brand is not particularly well known beyond the most die-hard and well-heeled collectors.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/zuckerberg-wears-1m-watch-to-announce-end-of-meta-fact-checks
Commentary: Meta’s fact-checking reversal lets Mark Zuckerberg drop the charade
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Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that Meta will abandon its fact-checking efforts and loosen moderation marks a stunning reversal of years of promises regarding safety and misinformation.
This decision lets the CEO walk away from a responsibility he never wanted in the first place, says Dave Lee for Bloomberg Opinion.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/mark-zuckerberg-meta-facebook-fact-check-fake-news-disinformation-trump-4845076
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