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Facebook Fact Checks and Censors Die Hard Memes, Labels Them as “False Information”
Die Hard gets the Facebook “fact check” treatment.
Instagram’s “Fact-Checking” Program Is Killing Memes
Instagram’s top memes are now being blurred out and hidden behind a “False Information” notice.
Instagram Is Fact Checking and Censoring Jeffrey Epstein Joke Memes
Memes are being censored with a “False Information” tag.
Instagram Fact Checks and Censors Satirical Greta Thunberg Meme
Instagram’s parent company Facebook has previously come under fire for fact checking jokes.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab Pushes Back Against Google and Soros-Backed “Fact-Checker”
Who watches the watchers?
Facebook Blocks PragerU Post for Being “Partly False” Despite “Fact-Check” Confirming the Claims
PolitiFact agreed that PragerU’s post was factually correct but marked it as “Partly False” and blocked it anyway.
Mark Cuban Thinks Government-Authorized Fact Checking of News Content Is a Good Idea
Cuban made the proposal on Twitter.
Aaron Sorkin’s Letter Asking Mark Zuckerberg to Correct Fake News Was Full of Fake News
It seems neither Sorkin or the NY Times bothered to fact-check.
Facebook Deletes the Largest Donald Trump Fan Page With Over 3 Million Followers
Facebook says it removed the page for violating the company’s rules around “impersonation and pretending to be an individual or business” – something the owner denies.
Europe Wants to Create a Digital Media Observatory to Fight Fake News
Previous European initiatives against disinformation have turned out to be complete flops.
Contradicting Their Recent History, Facebook VP Nick Clegg Says They Don’t Want to Police the Internet
That will come as a surprise to many who have had their pages or accounts suspended or banned.
Report: Facebook Will Only Pay a Quarter of the Publishers Featured in Its Coming News Section
Facebook is facing growing scrutiny over the way it selectively presents the news to readers.
