Fact-checking Zuckerberg’s fact-check policy
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 What Trump’s ‘unconditional discharge’ sentence means POLITICO · Ben Johansen The president-elect’s sentence allows the guilty verdict to stand — but it is highly unusual for this type of crime.  |
 Misinformation spreads like wildfire while L.A. neighborhoods burn insideclimatenews.org · Wyatt Myskow and Martha Pskowski Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the most destructive fire in L.A. history.  Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice NPR · Jaclyn Diaz The state has relied on incarcerated firefighters since 1915.  Let’s fact-check Mark Zuckerberg’s fact-checking announcement Nieman Lab · Alexios Mantzarlis The Meta CEO didn’t mention that a big chunk of the content fact-checkers have been flagging is not political speech, but low-quality spammy clickbait. |
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 Hoda Kotb’s last week at the TODAY show after 17 years TODAY · MC Suhocki A photographer chronicled the host’s last days at the program.  Why do we still have to use airplane mode? Popular Science · Tom Hawking The E.U. lifted a ban on cell phones in 2022. Why hasn’t the U.S.?  How AI is changing personal finance — and how you can use it today zacks.com · Meredith Margrave Who wouldn’t want a tool that can break down a budget, explain compound interest, or even calculate retirement projections in seconds?  Novak Djokovic conquered tennis. What’s next? GQ · Daniel Riley After winning Olympic gold last summer, the 24-time Grand Slam champion took care of the last thing he had left to accomplish in the sport.  College football’s deadliest day happened in San Francisco 125 years ago SFGate · Alex Simon The biggest disaster in college football history happened in 1900, and almost no one knows about it.  The smart glasses era is here — I got a first look The Verge · Victoria Song No one seems to agree on why we want it or what the best approach is. |
