Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the U.S. government, either through the U.S. Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED). In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook’s official name) announced it had partnered with nine organizations to help it sort fact from fiction for Ukrainian, Russian and other Eastern European users. These nine organizations are: StopFake, VoxCheck, Fact Check Georgia, Demagog, Myth Detector, Lead Stories, Patikrinta 15min, Re:Baltica and Delfi. “To reduce the spread of misinformation and provide more reliable information to users, we partner with independent third-party fact-checkers globally,” the Silicon Valley giant wrote, adding, “Facebook’s independent third-party fact-checkers are all certified by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). The IFCN, a subsidiary of the journalism research organization Poynter Institute, is dedicated to bringing together fact-checkers worldwide.” The problem with this? At least five of the nine organizations are directly in the pay of the United States government, a major belligerent in the conflict. The Poynter Institute is also funded by the NED. Furthermore, many of the other fact-checking organizations also have deep connections with other NATO powers, including direct funding. https://www.mintpressnews.com/facebook-fact-checking-organizations-ukraine-funded-washington/281618
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Wikipedia which was ordered to remove people’s religion from their biographies unless the person used their religion to. Gain. Eg Jews were to be identified and Moslems but not Catholics unless they promoted themselves to win votes.
It’s removed religion otherwise. PPretty much compared to 1t years ago It first started around then so you would have to hunt for their wedding date and search for the event to find what Church they were married in They’ve removed most of that too now.
For Catholics so of you can’t find their religion then you can take a punt on a pontoon and cross the bridge of lost hope that they’re either Catholics or satanists.
Oh the fact checkers there are, according to Internet sources, a ex sex worker and aforner pimp I think from memory, and a third person who s a convicted drug dealer? Or something like that.
Wikipedia which was ordered to remove people’s religion from their biographies unless the person used their religion to. Gain. Eg Jews were to be identified and Moslems but not Catholics unless they promoted themselves to win votes.
It’s removed religion otherwise. PPretty much compared to 1t years ago It first started around then so you would have to hunt for their wedding date and search for the event to find what Church they were married in They’ve removed most of that too now.
For Catholics so of you can’t find their religion then you can take a punt on a pontoon and cross the bridge of lost hope that they’re either Catholics or satanists.
Oh the fact checkers there are, according to Internet sources, a ex sex worker and aforner pimp I think from memory, and a third person who s a convicted drug dealer? Or something like that.