Who Checks the Fact-Checkers? Facebook Leaves Verification to Groups Funded by Soros, US Congress

• Who Checks the Fact-Checkers? Facebook Leaves Verification to Groups Funded by Soros, US Congress
  by https://www.rt.com/
  In its crusade against ‘fake news’, Facebook has vowed to fight for impartiality. However, when it comes to fact-checking, it seems to rely on sources, which have links to the US government, and renowned political meddlers.
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  For more than two years, the social media giant has been seeking to convince the public that it does its best to take a stand against malicious disinformation spread through its network and presented a whole bunch of instruments aimed at revealing and countering false narratives.
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  It appears, though, that Facebook heavily relies on decisions taken by some third-parties in its ‘anti-disinformation’ policy. Submissions from the so-called fact-checkers – alongside some feedback from users – seem to be the primary source on which Facebook relies when saying a post is ‘false’.
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  One-fits-all solution?
  Facebook proudly boasted that all the “partners” it cooperates with were “certified” through what it calls “the non-partisan International Fact-Checking Network” or IFCN.
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  However, the social network’s choice of people to trust with the power to decide what is true or false does raise questions. This seemingly impressive “international network” Facebook mentions is a project run by Florida-based private school of journalism – the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
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  The project, which Facebook apparently uses as a sole instrument to find trustworthy “partners,”seems to be way more than just a selfless initiative aimed at helping people navigate through questionable information.
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