{"slug": "meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge-to-confirm-real-users", "title": "Meta Launches Free 'Facebook Verified' Badge to Confirm Real Users", "summary": "Meta announced Facebook Verified, a free badge that uses a selfie-based verification process to confirm a Facebook profile belongs to a real person rather than an AI-generated fake. The feature is limited to users 18 and older in good standing with Meta's Community Standards and is rolling out in select markets, with global expansion planned. The badge is separate from Meta's paid Meta Verified subscription and is aimed at signaling humanity rather than offering premium features.", "body_md": "[Meta](https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-glasses/) today [announced](https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/introducing-facebook-verified/) Facebook Verified, a free badge designed to confirm that a Facebook profile belongs to a real person rather than an AI-generated fake.\n\nThe feature uses a selfie-based verification process: users record a short video selfie, which Meta checks against their existing profile photos to confirm a match. Meta says the process is free and typically takes just a few minutes to complete, though accounts must meet the company's trust and safety standards to qualify.\n\nFacebook Verified is limited to users 18 and older who are in good standing with Meta's Community Standards around fraud, scams, and deceptive practices, and who show no evidence of inauthentic behavior. The badge is not available for Pages or ProMode accounts, positioning it squarely as a personal-profile feature rather than one aimed at creators or businesses.\n\nOnce verified, the badge will appear on Marketplace, Dating, Groups, and Profile, with Meta planning to extend it to Feed posts over time. There is no subscription fee for the feature, and the badge carries across the platform once a user has completed the one-time verification process.\n\nThe launch is separate from Meta Verified, the company's existing paid subscription that bundles a verified badge with extras like impersonation protection and direct account support. Facebook Verified is free and narrower in scope, aimed specifically at signaling humanity rather than offering premium account features.\n\nFacebook Verified is rolling out in phases, starting in select markets, with Meta planning to expand availability globally over time.\n\nThis article, \"[Meta Launches Free 'Facebook Verified' Badge to Confirm Real Users](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/24/meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge/)\" first appeared on [MacRumors.com](https://www.macrumors.com)\n\n[Discuss this article](https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge-to-confirm-real-users.2485859/) in our forums", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge-to-confirm-real-users", "canonical_source": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/24/meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge/", "published_at": "2026-07-24 13:55:12+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-24 14:06:10.797595+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Meta", "Facebook Verified", "Meta Verified"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge-to-confirm-real-users", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge-to-confirm-real-users.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge-to-confirm-real-users.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge-to-confirm-real-users.jsonld"}}