by James Fite | Dec 2, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Google and YouTube are shelling out $13.2 million to the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) to help “fight misinformation.” But does the Google-Poynter partnership safeguard truth or censor any message that strays too far from the approved narrative? Google...
by James Fite | Oct 26, 2020 | Articles, Election 2020, Ignored by MSM, Political Humor, Politics, Satire, Science
From using his presidential campaign as a platform to announce his run for Senate to confusing his wife with his sister, we’re all well acquainted with Joe Biden’s numerous slip-ups. So, of course, it’s no surprise when the Democratic Party’s...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 27, 2020 | Articles, Healthcare, Media, Politics, Social Issues
The Associated Press recently ran an article titled “AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims rising suicides if US stays shut.” The title seems sort of intuitive. With businesses shut down and people out of work, the unemployed could reasonably feel despair, hopelessness, and...
by Laura Valkovic | Dec 9, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Politics, Privacy & Tech, Social Issues
As the technological realm becomes more pervasive, whom can we trust? Each week, Liberty Nation brings new insight into the fraudulent use of personal data, breaches of privacy, and attempts to filter our perception. DHS Flip Flops on Facial Recognition for U.S....
by Laura Valkovic | Jan 16, 2019 | Articles, First Amendment, Media, Politics
Under pressure from governments and activist groups, Facebook has been expanding its mission to fact-check its content. Ever since “fake news” became the trendy worry – around the time of the 2016 election – social media companies have been threatened by political...