Topic: Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute and its associated fact-checking networks have faced scrutiny for their funding sources and the implications for free speech. With ties to government funding and major tech platforms, these organizations often wield significant influence over what is deemed credible information, raising concerns about censorship and the integrity of independent journalism. Their actions can lead to the suppression of diverse viewpoints under the guise of fact-checking, impacting individual liberty and the public’s right to access unfiltered information.
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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…
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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.
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Fact-Checking Network Says Online Fact Checks Aren’t Censorship
But labeled posts have lower algorithmic reach.
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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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Legacy Media Teams Up To “Reimagine” Crime Coverage, Push “Public Safety Journalism”
What’s wrong with just reporting facts?
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Facebook fact-checkers contradict each other on vaccine mandates, putting users doubly at risk of censorship
Being fact-checked comes with account suppression.
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“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.
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“Fact-checkers” want more power
They’re lobbying governments all over the world.
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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.
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Children’s Health Defense sues Facebook and fact-checkers for censoring its content
The group alleges Facebook suppresses its factual content and marks it as false.
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Facebook will gray out what it thinks is “false information” through the UK general election
Facebook’s fact-checkers are independent organizations, so it is at their discretion who and what they choose to investigate.