Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-19 22:14:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0E28282EAD220C945C895DCFC0B8E713FC45702233A2C1DFA803DBBFADF65921
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The DOD paid Newsguard $749,387 to censor conservative media. Taibbi covered this in his tweet releases. https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1633830086481965057 https://thefederalist.com/2023/03/13/newsguard-claims-not-to-be-government-funded-but-a-750k-grant-suggests-otherwise/ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/confirmed-department-of-defense-paid-far-left-newsguard-749387-to-censor-the-gateway-pundit-and-conservative-media/ They NewsGuard Ratings System STILL is heavily biased in favor of Left-Wing media outlets. https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/joseph-vazquez/2023/01/06/study-newsguard-ratings-system-still-heavily-biased Newsmax has contracts with the DOD, WHO, Pfizer, Microsoft. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/newsguard-misinfo-watchdog-contracts-dod-who-pfizer-microsoft-aft
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