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https://www.politifact.com/
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Started: 2007
Founder: Tampa Bay Times
Poynter Institute run "fact checker". |
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PolitiFact was one of many "fact checkers" which consistently erred on the side of engendering COVID-19 Panic in its reporting about COVID-19.
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Started: 2007
Founder: Tampa Bay Times
Constitutes: Fact checking website
Main focus: “Fake News”
PolitiFact is run by the Poynter Institute.
Reversal on COVID-19 Origins
In October 2020, PolitiFact headlined an article "Tucker Carlson guest airs debunked conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was created in a lab." In 2021, however, they issued a "correction", reversing that claim.[1]
Cuktural references
Episode 1712 of XKCD featured PolitiFact .[2]
Sponsors
Event | Description |
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Very influential and rich foundation established to take leadership of global health. |
Democracy Fund | Finances numerous organizations as part of effort to control the narrative. Founded by Pierre Omidyar in 2011. |
Ford Foundation | In addition to its own billionaire agenda, also known to have been $$$ middleman for covert CIA funding. |
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