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Fact-checking firm staffed by CNN alums takes Meta axing hard: 'surprised and disappointed'
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Lead Stories, a Facebook fact checker, lamented the changes made by Meta that it says are aimed to frame their moderation more around free speech and avoiding political bias.
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
Lead Stories, a Facebook fact checker employing several former CNN alumni including Alan Duke and Ed Payne, has become one of the more prominent fact checkers used by Facebook in recent years.
Fox News Digital first reported on Tuesday that Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to "restore free expression" across Facebook, Instagram and Meta platforms, admitting its current content moderation practices have "gone too far."