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.

Mark Zuckerberg has announced he is scrapping fact-checks on Facebook, claiming the labels intended to warn against fake news have “destroyed more trust than they have created”.

Ebay's stock price rose nearly 10% on Wednesday — one of its largest single-day increases in years — increasing the company's market cap by about $3 billion to $33 billion. But the e-commerce company couldn't credit a stellar earnings report or new product release for the sudden investor appetite;