Hi. On the first Even More News of 2025, Kaveh Hoda from "The House of Pod" is back to talk about the devastating fires threatening Los Angeles and how Mark Zuckerberg's decision to eliminate fact-checking on Meta will make our information environment even worse. Plus, we ask him a bunch of health questions since he's a doctor and it's easier than making an actual appointment.

If you're able, here's where you can donate to support wildfire relief in Los Angeles:

The California Fire Foundation gives short- and long-term support to communities impacted by wildfires - https://www.cafirefoundation.org/what-we-do/for-communities/disaster-relief

The California Community Foundation's Wildfire Recovery Fund targets the most underprivileged communities to make their aid go farther - https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/

World Central Kitchen is on the ground distributing food and water to affected areas - https://donate.wck.org/give/654000/

DirectRelief - https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/california-wildfires/

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