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CNN also covered this story. CNN is a reputable news site. The author of the CNN article also specializes in writing about tech companies. Other than that, could not find any other super reputable news sources covering it. 

CNN article: Meta fires employees for spending food allowances on personal items like acne pads and wine glasses | CNN Business

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This is true. CNN did a article on this story, along with quite a few less reputable news sources. According to fox business, employees were given daily allowances of $20 for breakfast, $25 for lunch and another $25 for dinner. The workers that were fired had been abusing this system in a couple different ways, including sending meals home instead of the office, and pooling their money together. According to Financial Times workers who broke the food voucher rules only occasionally received a reprimand but weren't fired. 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/meta-fires-staff-who-abused-25-meal-vouchers-report 

https://www.ft.com/content/7d1a2738-2518-4ddb-811b-8abf9a745590 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/17/tech/meta-employees-fired-meal-credits-layoffs/index.html 

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