Political Shakeup: Facebook Fires Fact-Checkers and Trump Wants Greenland and Canada

It’s no secret that culture has heavily influenced politics over the years. Gay couples appeared in movies and TV show long before the federal legalization of gay marriage under the Obama administration in 2015. Marxist and socialist ideals were glorified in Hollywood, making way for those same ideas to be promoted by lawmakers in Washington, D.C.

Now, conservative politics appears to be influencing culture in a way that has not been seen for some time.

The political right watched in surprise Tuesday as Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, announced that Meta is embracing a free speech model. Zuckerberg explained that Meta, which includes Facebook and Instagram, will end it’s use of fact-checkers and will instead move to a community notes style of moderation like X currently uses.

“The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech,” Zuckerberg said in a video announcing the changes. “So, we’re going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms.”

The shift does not stop there. Before the 2024 Election season, few cultural figures openly expressed conservative views, but now everyone from Elon Musk to actor Zachary Levi to filmmaker Justine Bateman are speaking out freely about the conservative policy views they support.

On this week’s edition of “Problematic Women,” we explain the ways in which the 2024 presidential election has already begun to affect American culture.

Also on today's show, we discuss why Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose to announces his resignation, the bipartisan passage of the Laken Riley Act, and opine over the engagement of actors Zendaya and Tom Holland.