What should I do if a Community Note is added to my post?
The short answer
Meta’s launch explanation says Community Notes add context and do not themselves carry penalties. A note is not a notification that the post was removed or the account disabled.
What this answer is based onWhat to do
Open the note’s source and compare its dates and conditions with your claim. If you made a mistake, correct the post and explain what changed.
- Confirm that the message is a Community Note. Do not apply this explanation to every other label or warning.
- Check the original announcement’s date, location and terms against what you wrote.
- Correct inaccurate information. If a separate violation notice arrived, review its reason and available actions independently of the note.
The situation
A creator with access to Community Notes posts: “Museum entry is free from today.” They relied on an old announcement of a one-day offer. A note appears with a link to the current terms. The creator wonders whether this counts as a violation and puts the account at risk.
The situation and an improvement
“Museum entry is always free now”, based on an old one-day offer.
“Correction: free entry applied only to a past event. Current prices and dates are on the museum’s website.” Link to terms you have actually checked.
What this answer is based on
Meta Newsroom — Testing Begins for Community Notesabout.fb.comGuide based on Meta’s materialReview details
Source reviewed:
We read the official source listed for this topic. Other Meta rules are reviewed separately.
Primary source reread: . This does not mean every supplementary source, translation or app screen was rechecked.
Read the 2025 US launch explanation of Community Notes. Reviewed what a note means, not current availability by country or language.
Material published: March 13, 2025
Material updated: April 10, 2025
Include the guide link, language and wording that needs checking. Add an official source link if you have one. Do not send passwords, login codes or photos of identity documents.
Examples are made up to explain the guidance. Meta decides individual account and content cases.
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