Advertising Opinion
Rupert Smith
Jan 22, 2025

Advertisers, it’s time to face facts. Because truth matters

Tech companies doing away with fact checkers is further proof of why advertisers must support journalism.

Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Lauren Sanchez (partner of Jeff Bezos of Amazon), Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Alphabet and Elon Musk of Tesla and X at the inauguration of Donald Trump as President on 20 January. Photo: GettyImages.

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