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Axing fact-checkers ‘like disbanding your fire department,’ former CNN journo complains amid LA wildfires

As fires continue to rage across Los Angeles County, some media outlets and fact-checking organizations liken fact-checkers to first responders fighting conspiracy theory “wildfires.” CNN on Monday published a report on Meta's decision to discontinue its third-party fact-checking system, criticizing the decision in light of “misinformation” about the wildfires themselves. The article titled “Soon-to-be-out-of-work meta […]

‘We’re Not Even Being Heard’: Bill Clinton Complains About ‘Zillions’ Of ‘Right-Wing’ Websites In MSNBC Interview

Former President Bill Clinton lamented the existence of “billions of new websites” in an interview with MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart on Thursday, saying that during the 2024 presidential campaign, Democratic voices “will not even be heard.” No,” he said. Former President Donald Trump secured the 270 electoral votes needed to take office early on November […]

Mexico Complains to Biden over Financing Opposition NGO

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced he would send a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden to complain about his administration’s funding of non-governmental organizations that criticize the administration. The politician made the announcement at a morning press conference. He noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had just sent a diplomatic notice on […]

China Complains Doping Tests Are ‘Psychological’ Warfare Against Its Olympians

China’s state-run Global Times Complained Olympic doping tests are a kind of “psychological” warfare against Chinese athletes, and Chinese athletes who endured an “unprecedented number of doping tests” to win gold medals should refute “US doping smears” against the Chinese team, he argued on Thursday. “Analysts said Thursday that the United States, which has dominated […]

NYC can’t open any more charter schools, regulator complains

Gov. Kathy Hokul and the state Legislature will come under pressure next year to lift New York City’s charter school caps after New York state education officials on Wednesday allocated the last of 14 “zombie” slots that lawmakers reluctantly approved last year. The SUNY Charter Commission voted to allow the high-performing charter school networks of […]