#Fact-checking the fact-checkers: ‘Pants on Fire’ partisans

#Fact-checking the fact-checkers: ‘Pants on Fire’ partisans

“#Fact-checking the fact-checkers: ‘Pants on Fire’ partisans” Snopes.com describes itself as the “definitive fact-checking site,” yet turns out to be a big source of misinformation: Its cofounder has written dozens of plagiarized pieces — many of them attacks on Republican politicos. It’s just the latest example of “fact-checking” serving as a cover for partisan, left-wing opinion….

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#Facebook delays return to office for employees until January

#Facebook delays return to office for employees until January

“#Facebook delays return to office for employees until January” Facebook said on Thursday it has pushed back its office return date for all U.S. and some international employees until January due to concerns over the highly infectious Delta variant. “Given the recent health data showing rising COVID cases based on the Delta variant, our teams in…

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# The metaverse: Mark Zuckerberg’s Brave New World

# The metaverse: Mark Zuckerberg’s Brave New World

“# The metaverse: Mark Zuckerberg’s Brave New World ” If Facebook happened to be a human being, where would he/she/they currently be? Most likely in prison… for a very long time. The company’s transgressions are too numerous to list. But Facebook is not human; it’s a company, and a very profitable one, at that. In…

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# Crypto social governance will lead to online freedom

# Crypto social governance will lead to online freedom

“# Crypto social governance will lead to online freedom ” The saying, “Everything in moderation, including moderation,” has taken on new meaning since Facebook outsourced responsibility for content moderation to its Oversight Board following the violent events that occurred at the United States Capitol back on Jan. 6, 2021. First conceived in November 2018 as Facebook’s “Supreme Court”…

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#Facebook exec helped Cuomo smear sex-harassment accuser: AG

#Facebook exec helped Cuomo smear sex-harassment accuser: AG

“#Facebook exec helped Cuomo smear sex-harassment accuser: AG” A top communications manager at Facebook helped Gov. Andrew Cuomo fight sexual misconduct allegations — including by helping leak confidential files about accuser Lindsey Boylan and by participating in regular discussions about Cuomo’s communications strategy, according to the New York attorney general’s bombshell investigation.  Dani Lever —…

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