Meta’s fact-checking partners, including USA Today, say they were blindsided by Meta’s decision to drop them and reject claims of being “too politically biased” (David Gilbert/Wired)

David Gilbert / Wired:
Meta’s fact-checking partners, including USA Today, say they were blindsided by Meta’s decision to drop them and reject claims of being “too politically biased”  —  Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.