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55. When Fact Checks are Far from Fair... or Factual
The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast
Fact Checking - What's the Point?
Since donald trump's election, these fact checkers have gained increased prominence. Pressure is mounted for news oi ons and big tet companies, including google, facebook and twitter to police everything from political discourse to people's opinions. Many such fact checking efforts fail at the start, because what they really amount to is a circular feedback loop of verification. And this small group of players doing so exerts an oversized influence using fact checks to try to shape and even censor information on the public information landscape.
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