# Meta — Introducing Facebook Verified

- Company: Meta (meta.com)
- Announced: 2026-07-24T11:00:54+00:00
- Category: capability-change
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/introducing-facebook-verified/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/9918-introducing-facebook-verified
- Subject: Meta AI

Meta introduced Facebook Verified, a free badge that uses a selfie-based process to confirm a profile belongs to a real person. The badge appears on Marketplace, Dating, Groups, and Profile, with plans to expand to Feed posts. It is available to eligible users 18 and older in select markets, with a global rollout planned.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/introducing-facebook-verified/:

> That’s why we’re introducing Facebook Verified, a free badge for people on Facebook.

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