Brazil's Lula calls Meta fact-checking changes 'extremely serious'

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening of the National Construction Industry meeting at the headquarters of the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in Brasilia, Brazil November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that social media company Meta's decision to scrap its fact-checking program in the U.S. was "extremely serious," and that he would discuss the matter in a meeting with government officials.

"I'm going to have a meeting today to discuss the Meta issue," the leftist leader told reporters in Brasilia.