COMMUNITY NOTES
Keeping people better informed
You can help the community decide which posts might be misleading or missing context, and what context should be published on those posts.
Start writing and rating Community Notes
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Add more context to posts that are confusing or potentially misleading
Everyone has come across a post that doesn't seem quite right. That's why we've introduced Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. When you join the community of contributors, you can play an active role by sharing reliable information on misleading posts on our platforms.
How do we know if contributors have different views?
One clue is whether people rate things differently over time.
Let’s say Alex, Harshita and Maria watch the same sports videos every day. Alex rates 5 community notes on football videos helpful. Harshita also rates those same 5 notes helpful. But Maria rates all 5 not helpful.
Based on their rating history, Alex and Harshita probably have similar views about football, while Maria probably has a different view about football.
Later, Alex, Harshita and Maria see a new community note about the football championship, and all 3 of them rate it helpful. It’s not surprising that Alex and Harshita agree, since they usually have similar views about football.
But it’s a bigger deal that Maria agrees this time, because she usually doesn’t find notes on football videos helpful – it’s a hint that this note will be helpful to more kinds of people.
Building on this basic idea, Community Notes uses technology that detects if contributors rate differently over time. If enough contributors who have a history of rating differently agree that a community note is helpful, there’s a better chance it will get published, because more people on Facebook, Instagram and Threads will probably find it helpful, too.
The community writes and decides, not Meta or fact-checkers
A small group of fact-checkers doesn’t decide which posts should get a community note or what the community note should say. Neither does Meta or its review teams. Meta does make sure that contributors and the notes they write follow the Community Standards.
Become a contributor
To start using this feature, you must be based in the U.S., be over 18, have an account that’s more than 6 months old and in good standing, and have a verified phone number or have set up two-factor authentication. Learn how two-factor authentication works on Facebook, on Instagram and on Threads.
We will notify eligible contributors who are on the waitlist when they can join the program.
FAQ
Community notes are written by contributors on Facebook, Instagram and Threads to help keep you better informed about a post that might be misleading or confusing. A community note may be shown on the post if enough contributors agree that it's helpful. Some content isn't eligible for community notes such as ads, reels, stories and posts with limited audiences.
To become a Community Notes contributor, first you must join the waitlist. You must also meet the following requirements:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have a Facebook, Instagram or Threads account that's at least six months old
- Have a verified phone number or have two-factor authentication enabled
- Have an account that hasn't repeatedly broken Meta's rules
Anyone may request a community note on a post they see on Facebook, Instagram or Threads which could benefit from more context. In the post menu, select “Request Community Note." Eligible posts may be shown to Community Notes contributors, and they can decide whether to write a note.
Note: This feature is currently testing in the United States and may not be available yet to all users.
Currently, Community Notes is open to contributors based in the U.S. Your location is determined by our systems. Since the feature is available in the U.S. first, content created by people outside of the U.S. will not be eligible for notes and notes will only be visible in the U.S. You can read more about how Meta approaches a person's location here.