Center · Read · October 22, 2026
Oct 22 · Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion in privacy case
The Hill: Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case
Grade C (76/100). Attorney general and Meta both quoted; a garbled figure on Meta's proposed cap
Lehrer score 76/100 (−24 factual error: argued to pay no more than $3.4 billion, claiming anything more than $34 billion would violate due process (figures conflict; NY Post: no higher than $3.45 billion)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.
argued to pay no more than $3.4 billion, claiming anything more than $34 billion would violate due process (figures conflict; NY Post: no higher than $3.45 billion)
Splits: Attorney general and Meta both quoted; a garbled figure on Meta's proposed cap
- Broken. Rule: factual error (argued to pay no more than $3.4 billion, claiming anything more than $34 billion would violate due process (figures conflict; NY Post: no higher than $3.45 billion))
Same story: CNN, New York Post