Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 - Meta scraps fact-checking; Cannon blocks Trump report; Minneapolis police reforms; JAMA study; Medical debt off credit report

Morning Announcements

Today’s Headlines: Meta announced it’s ending its fact-checking program, replacing it with community notes and undoing limits on political content in feeds. Meanwhile, Dana White, UFC president and Trump ally, joined Meta’s board. Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s classified documents and election interference cases, pending appeal. Trump criticized former President Carter during his press conference and hinted at military action to control the Panama Canal and Greenland. Donald Trump Jr. visited Greenland as a private citizen but received no official meetings, while Greenland reaffirmed it’s not for sale. Minneapolis and the DOJ reached a consent decree to implement mandatory police reforms after George Floyd's killing. A new study found fewer than 0.1% of teens receive gender-affirming care, despite 3% identifying as transgender in a recent CDC survey. The Biden administration announced plans to remove medical debt from credit reports and eliminate $15 billion in medical debt, expected to improve credit scores for over 15 million Americans.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• NBC News: Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X's
• WA Post: UFC's Dana White joins Meta board
• MSNBC: Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocks the release of Jack Smith’s final report
• AP News: Takeaways from Trump's Mar-a-Lago press conference
• AP News: Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland with a message from his dad: 'We’re going to treat you well'
• WA Post: Years after Floyd’s death, Minneapolis and DOJ agree to police changes
• NPR: Few transgender minors receive gender-affirming care medicines, study finds
• Whitehouse: FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces Final Rule Removing Medical Debt from All Credit Reports | The White House

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