British painter Sarah A Boardman disputes US President Donald Trump’s claim that she ‘purposefully distorted’ his image in the portrait she created for the Colorado state capitol building in Denver. Trump criticized the portrait as the “worst” and called Boardman’s integrity into question, threatening her career. The painting hung in the capitol for six years before the dispute arose.
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Major change rolls out on Facebook, Instagram and Threads today
Today marks the end of Facebook's fact checking program in the US, leading to the potential spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories on the platform. The move is part of a larger shift towards free speech and loosened content moderation influenced by Elon Musk. Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that previous efforts to combat misinformation had gone too far, leading to unnecessary censorship and user frustration. Full Article
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