Transparency Center

Report March 2026

Submitted

Commitment 31

Relevant Signatories commit to integrate, showcase, or otherwise consistently use fact-checkers' work in their platforms' services, processes, and contents; with full coverage of all Member States and languages.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

Measure 31.1 and 31.2

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

There have been no updates since the last submitted report.

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?

As currently drafted, this chapter covers the current practices for Facebook and Instagram in the EU. In keeping with Meta’s public announcements on 7 January 2025, we will continue to assess the applicability of this chapter to Facebook and Instagram and we will keep under review whether it is appropriate to make alterations in light of changes in our practices, such as the deployment of Community Notes.

Measure 31.1 and 31.2

31.1: Relevant Signatories that showcase User Generated Content (UGC) will integrate, showcase, or otherwise consistently use independent fact-checkers’ work in their platforms’ services, processes, and contents across all Member States and across formats relevant to the service. Relevant Signatories will collaborate with fact-checkers to that end, starting by conducting and documenting research and testing. 31.2: Relevant Signatories that integrate fact-checks in their products or processes will ensure they employ swift and efficient mechanisms such as labelling, information panels or policy enforcement to help increase the impact of fact-checks on audiences.

Instagram

QRE 31.1.1 (for Measures 31.1 and 31.2)

Relevant Signatories will report on their specific activities and initiatives related to Measures 31.1 and 31.2, including the full results and methodology applied in testing solutions to that end.

As mentioned in our baseline report, when content has been rated by fact-checkers (as outlined in detail under QRE 21.1.1), We take action to (1) label it and (2) ensure less people see it. We also take action against accounts that repeatedly share misinformation. The current warning in place says that accounts that repeatedly share false information may experience temporary restrictions, including having their posts reduced.

Regarding rating AI-generated content. Fact-checkers may rate AI-generated media under our fact-checking program policies. They often rely on AI experts, visual techniques, and meta data analysis to aid in the detection of this content.

SLI 31.1.1

Member State level reporting on use of fact-checks by service and the swift and efficient mechanisms in place to increase their impact, which may include (as depends on the service): number of fact-check articles published; reach of fact-check articles; number of content pieces reviewed by fact-checkers.

Filtered to content created on Instagram in EEA Member State countries from 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025::

1. Number of distinct pieces of content viewed on Instagram that were treated with a fact-checking label due to a falsity assessment by third party fact-checkers between 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025:.

2. Number of distinct articles written by 3PFCs that were used on Instagram to apply an inform treatment to a content from 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025:*

*This metric shows the number of distinct fact-checking articles written by Meta’s 3PFC partners and utilised to label content in each EEA Member State. As articles may be used in multiple countries, and several articles may be used to label a piece of content, the total sum of articles utilised for all Member States exceeds the number of distinct articles created in the EEA (24,000). This is expected.

	Content viewed on Instagram and treated with fact checks, due to a falsity assessment by third party fact checkers between 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025:	Number of Articles written by third party fact checkers to justify rating on Instagram between 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025:
Austria	Over 22,000	Over 5,800
Belgium	Over 26,000	Over 6,200
Bulgaria	Over 9,500	Over 3,300
Croatia	Over 10,000	Over 3,600
Cyprus	Over 9,800	Over 3,400
Czech Republic	Over 13,000	Over 4,200
Denmark	Over 14,000	Over 4,100
Estonia	Over 3,900	Over 1,700
Finland	Over 12,000	Over 3,900
France	Over 60,000	Over 9,700
Germany	Over 92,000	Over 13,000
Greece	Over 19,000	Over 5,200
Hungary	Over 9,500	Over 3,300
Ireland	Over 20,000	Over 5,400
Italy	Over 73,000	Over 11,000
Latvia	Over 4,400	Over 2,000
Lithuania	Over 5,500	Over 2,300
Luxembourg	Over 4,700	Over 2,100
Malta	Over 4,300	Over 2,000
Netherlands	Over 35,000	Over 7,500
Poland	Over 24,000	Over 6,100
Portugal	Over 34,000	Over 8,100
Romania	Over 15,000	Over 4,300
Slovakia	Over 9,000	Over 3,200
Slovenia	Over 5,900	Over 2,400
Spain	Over 69,000	Over 11,000
Sweden	Over 25,000	Over 6,000
Iceland	Over 2,600	Over 1,300
Liechtenstein	Over 310	Over 260
Norway	Over 13,000	Over 4,200

SLI 31.1.2

An estimation, through meaningful metrics, of the impact of actions taken such as, for instance, the number of pieces of content labelled on the basis of fact-check articles, or the impact of said measures on user interactions with information fact-checked as false or misleading.

1. Number of distinct pieces of content viewed on Instagram that were treated with a fact-checking label due to a falsity assessment by third party fact checkers between 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025.

2. Rate of reshare non-completion among the unique attempts by users to reshare a content on Instagram that was treated with a fact-checking label in EU Member State countries from 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025.

	Content viewed on Instagram and treated with fact checks, due to a falsity assessment by third party fact checkers between 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025.	% of reshares attempted that were not completed on treated content - Instagram between 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025.
Austria	Over 22,000	61.40%
Belgium	Over 26,000	63.90%
Bulgaria	Over 9,500	63.70%
Croatia	Over 10,000	63.70%
Cyprus	Over 9,800	69.00%
Czech Republic	Over 13,000	58.30%
Denmark	Over 14,000	61.80%
Estonia	Over 3,900	51.20%
Finland	Over 12,000	61.30%
France	Over 60,000	67.10%
Germany	Over 92,000	60.90%
Greece	Over 19,000	67.90%
Hungary	Over 9,500	62.50%
Ireland	Over 20,000	60.80%
Italy	Over 73,000	63.90%
Latvia	Over 4,400	62.50%
Lithuania	Over 5,500	59.70%
Luxembourg	Over 4,700	66.50%
Malta	Over 4,300	74.80%
Netherlands	Over 35,000	58.00%
Poland	Over 24,000	65.00%
Portugal	Over 34,000	65.50%
Romania	Over 15,000	59.40%
Slovakia	Over 9,000	51.70%
Slovenia	Over 5,900	58.80%
Spain	Over 69,000	67.40%
Sweden	Over 25,000	59.00%
Iceland	Over 2,600	64.50%
Liechtenstein	Over 300	80.00%
Norway	Over 13,000	58.20%

SLI 31.1.3

Signatories recognise the importance of providing context to SLIs 31.1.1 and 31.1.2 in ways that empower researchers, fact-checkers, the Commission, ERGA, and the public to understand and assess the impact of the actions taken to comply with Commitment 31. To that end, relevant Signatories commit to include baseline quantitative information that will help contextualise these SLIs. Relevant Signatories will present and discuss within the Permanent Task-force the type of baseline quantitative information they consider using for contextualisation ahead of their baseline reports.

Average of monthly active users on Instagram in the European Union between 01/07/2025 to 31/12/2025.

There have been no significant updates since the last submitted report.

Over a 6-month period, ending 31 December 2025 (i.e., 1 July 2025 - 31 December 2025), there were a total of approximately 289 million average monthly active users on Instagram in the EU. For monthly active user numbers at a Member State level, please refer to our most recent Instagram DSA transparency report.