Facebook aims to balance its fact-checking with a right-wing magazine

The Standard isn’t a shoe-in. Experts at Poynter still have to verify that the publication meets guidelines for not just fact-checking, but its transparency about sources and willingness to accept corrections if it ever makes a mistake. This could take several weeks. We’ve asked Facebook […]

Car makers ask US officials to loosen fuel economy requirements

The brands contend that the previous administration made mistakes forecasting the cost of hitting that fuel economy target. There’s a “misalignment” between the ever-tougher requirements and a car market that’s skewing toward less fuel-efficient vehicles, the Alliance claims in its comments to the EPA. Companies […]