Facebook labels posts that its fact checkers have found false, as in the screenshot on the left. On the right, a similar post had no label applied. Screeenshot via Avaaz hide caption toggle caption Screeenshot via Avaaz Facebook labels posts that its fact checkers have found false, as in the screenshot on the left. On the right, a similar post had no label applied. Screeenshot via Avaaz Something as simple as changing the font of a message or cropping an image can be all it takes to bypass Facebook’s defenses against hoaxes and lies. A new analysis by the international advocacy […]
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Daniel Dale can talk at the speed of light—the light he tries to shed on the multiplying mendacities, prevarications and deceptions of Donald J. Trump. On the final night of the Republican National Convention, CNN’s resident fact-checker barely stopped to breathe as he enumerated the falsehoods uttered by the 45th president in his 70-minute speech accepting his party’s nomination. “Anderson, this president is a serial liar, and he serially lied tonight,” Dale told anchor Anderson Cooper, and then—over the course of three dizzying minutes—ticked off 21 instances of Trump assaulting the truth, everything from his erroneous claims that Joe Biden wants […]
Within hours of VT breaking the news that Israel had nuked Beirut, the ‘fact checkers’ were out in force trying to contradict us, but the best they could do was a pretty pathetic effort comprised of nothing of substance, just regurgitations of the official cover story and quotes from blatantly fraudulent ‘analysis’ of a few bits of video. On of the first attempts was by someone called Dana Ford working for a site called leadstories.com: Fact Check: Blast in Beirut Was NOT A Nuclear Explosion Whoever this Jeffrey Lewis is, he’s clearly spreading pernicious disinfo. His claim that there are ‘none […]
Biden’s allegations fall in line with Washington’s beloved ‘Russia card’, which was also played in 2016 during the US presidential race. The Democratic Party almost immediately blamed its loss on mysterious “Russian hackers”. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has claimed he received intelligence briefings warning of foreign interference in the upcoming presidential elections. “We know from before and I guarantee you I know now because now I get briefings again. The Russians are still engaged in trying to delegitimize our electoral process. Fact”, he said during a Friday fundraiser, as cited by The Hill. He also asserted that the alleged interference […]
Joe Biden Campaign Chair Cedric Richmond joined FOX and Friends Thursday morning to discuss the current state of the Biden campaign. During his discussion with Brian Kilmeade Richmond compared Trump voters to David Duke voters in the United States. When he was asked about this comparison he said, “Well, I’m using it as an example as secret voters and people who voted for someone who may not have great character.” TRENDING: California to Release 18,000 Prisoners by End of August to ‘Slow the Spread of COVID-19’ Richmond then said the Biden campaign wants “fact-checkers” to post notes live on the TV […]
The New York Times will seemingly disregard sky-high homicide rates in America’s cities if doing so makes President Donald Trump look bad. To much of the media, the only facts that matter are those that hurt Trump. The US president is known for his bombastic declarations, hyperbole, and generous use of superlatives. In his nearly four years in office, that has provided plenty of material for journalists to churn out ‘fact checking’ articles cross-examining his wilder claims in an effort to cut the larger-than-life leader down to size. If anyone was wondering at what point ‘owning the president’ takes precedence over […]
In the wake of protests against deeply entrenched racism, statues of slave traders and Confederate leaders are being torn town and toppled both in the U.S. and abroad. The dismantling of Confederate statues in this particular moment are not spontaneous acts of destruction; they follow decades of debate and peaceful protest about the significance and messaging around the public display of symbols of the Confederacy. Some, however, worry that the removal of public monuments will equate to the erasure of our collective history. None of this is anything new. As University of Iowa historian Sarah Bond has written, the practice goes […]
Trump Labels Anitfa As A Terrorist Organization Without Any Basis In Fact June 2, 2020 Trump Labels Anitfa As A Terrorist Organization Without Any Basis In Fact2020-06-022020-06-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/antifacism-sinclair-lewis-meme-e1591124137764.jpg200px200px Without evidence, Trump and several top officials from his administration have blamed Antifa and groups it describes as “agitators.” United States President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday that the U.S. will go ahead and label Antifa as a “terrorist organization,” raising serious concerns about the unconstitutionality of such a threat if carried out. “The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization,” Trump said, as protests over the murder of the black […]