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Meta to change its fact-checking policy
Plus, 8 facts about Americans and TikTok; the app monitoring wildfires
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Trump’s continued tensions with the media
Plus, Supreme Court to hear challenge to TikTok ban, legacy media turn to TikTok to expand their audience
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Rupert Murdoch’s bid to change family trust rejected
Plus, Judge blocks The Onion’s acquisition of Infowars, bill introduced to cut funding for public media
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Americans still say media criticism keeps politicians in check
Plus, Australia bans social media for children, Stanford backs prosecution of student reporter
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A look at America’s news influencers
Plus, Brendan Carr tapped for FCC head, The Associated Press to reduce workforce
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Google tests removing news articles by EU-based publishers from search
Plus, The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars, Bluesky emerges as an alternative to X
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Trump’s relationship with the media
Plus, Australia proposes social media age requirement, public media to get extra funding for statehouse reporting
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Newspaper non-endorsements draw reader backlash
Plus, Americans’ top sources of political news ahead of the 2024 election
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Elon Musk uses X to spread election security doubts
Plus, Microsoft and OpenAI announce local news project