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Report: Fact Checker Group Received $2.4M in US Government Funds Amid Fact-Checking Controversy
The US government has funneled millions to the Poynter Institute, raising concerns over taxpayer-funded influence on fact-checking and online speech moderation.
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A Collective Meltdown From the Truth Police
Meta is doing away with “fact-checkers,” leading to widespread meltdowns by online hall monitors.
Fact-Checking Network Says Online Fact Checks Aren’t Censorship
But labeled posts have lower algorithmic reach.
Biden Admin Awards Over $4 Million in Grants to Programs That Target “Misinformation”
Millions of taxpayer dollars being spent on programs that target speech.
Google Likes to Say Fact-Checkers It Uses Are “Independent.” but It Also Funds Them.
Google’s definition of “independent” leaves much to be desired.
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Documents Show How Shadowy “Disinformation” Groups Collaborate With Media
An opaque network of censorship and narrative-pushing.
Legacy Media Teams Up to “Reimagine” Crime Coverage, Push “Public Safety Journalism”
What’s wrong with just reporting facts?
Facebook Fact-Checkers Contradict Each Other on Vaccine Mandates, Putting Users Doubly at Risk of Censorship
Being fact-checked comes with account suppression.
“Fact-Checking Festival” With Stelter and Fauci Is the $100 VIP Experience You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
The event is run by Facebook “fact-checking” partner, PoltiFact.
“Fact-Checkers” Want More Power
They’re lobbying governments all over the world.
Gates Foundation Funds Facebook Fact-Checkers That Defend It From Allegations
It also provides funding to dozens of media organizations that regularly give Gates and the foundation favorable coverage.
