A who’s who of the world’s wealthiest people surrounded President Donald Trump as he took the oath of office — gathering a combined net worth exceeding $US1.3 trillion ($2.1 trillion) for the occasion.

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It is hard to ignore how these public displays of wealth coincide with the reelection of Donald Trump, with whom Zuckerberg dined at Mar-a-Lago in November.

Former Facebook Australia CEO Stephen Scheeler says Mark Zuckerberg’s move to ditch fact checkers from the platform as “political”, and the Meta boss is trying to get onside with the incoming Trump administration.

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Meta’s move comes at a critical moment. With Mr Trump’s return to power looming, the decision to scrap fact-checking feels deliberate. It’s hard to ignore the optics: a $1 million donation to Mr Trump’s inauguration fund, followed by a systematic dismantling of measures designed to combat misinformation.

Billionaires, big tech execs and power brokers will be out in force at Inauguration Day next week as the world braces for Donald Trump’s second term.