Fact-checking firms that teamed with Meta are refuting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's suggestion linking their work to censorship.

Meta’s surprise decision to scrap its fact-checking partnerships blindsided journalists involved in the program, putting some out of work. Alan Duke, a former CNN journalist who runs a fact-checking organization hired by Facebook speaks to CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan about Meta’s new policy.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is dealing with a flood of fake news headlines after announcing that his social media sites will stop fact-checking news stories on Meta platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Threads.