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Facebook’s ‘independent’ fact-checking certifier exposed as Hillary Clinton supporter
Sky News (Australia) ^ | 11/12/2020 | Jack Houghton

Posted on 12/20/2020 10:22:39 AM PST by simpson96

An outspoken Twitter activist critical of Donald Trump who brags about being on “team” Hillary Clinton is a supposedly independent expert who approves and recommends organisations to become Facebook fact-checkers.

Facebook fact-checkers have extraordinary powers to censor news stories they disagree with, demonetize news organisations and ban news outlets entirely.

The process of becoming a fact-checker is described as “non-partisan” by Facebook but a Sky News Australia investigation has uncovered disturbing evidence of political bias and lack of accountability at the top levels of the certification process.

International Fact-Checking Network certifier and American University School of Communication professor Margot Susca is unashamedly politically biased but she was responsible for issuing 19 recommendations for organisations to become fact-checkers.

This includes the Associated Press, Check Your Fact, Decrypteurs, Lead Stories, Media Wise and The Dispatch.

Ms Susca has appeared on propaganda network Russia Today to criticise President Trump and has tweeted that it would be a “dereliction of duty” to broadcast his speeches.

In 2019 Ms Susca posted a happy snap with failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton where she admitted “I’ve been on Team Hillary since 08 tbh” and said she was disappointed her likability did not resonate with the public in 2016.

“My boyfriend was her nuclear policy fellow for a year when she was in the Senate,” she wrote.

“Says she’s the smartest, wittiest, most likeable person. It just never came through I guess. So f---ing sad.”

(Excerpt) Read more at skynews.com.au ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: iran; margotsusca; russiatoday; susca; wmd; wmds

1 posted on 12/20/2020 10:22:39 AM PST by simpson96
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To: simpson96

The Clintons&ilk are the cockroaches of the political realm.


2 posted on 12/20/2020 10:29:50 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!! Help beat the leftist media at their own game.)
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To: simpson96

Why is anyone still on Fecebook?


3 posted on 12/20/2020 10:40:29 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: simpson96

“Says she’s the dumbest, dullest, most unlikable person and the smelliest person ever


4 posted on 12/20/2020 10:41:54 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
To piss off the liberals on FB, that's why. :)


5 posted on 12/20/2020 10:47:46 AM PST by Salamander (There's Nothing For It But To Sit And Wait For The Hard Men To Get Me Out....)
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To: simpson96

In my opinion fake book is always just been a way for women to gossip and spy on each other

Any man that I’ve known that’s gotten on Facebook was either trying to get laid or suspect


6 posted on 12/20/2020 11:23:59 AM PST by Truthoverpower (The guv-mint you get is the Trump winning express ! Yea haw ! Trump Pence II! Save America again )
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To: simpson96

Gee, What are the odds?


7 posted on 12/20/2020 1:15:48 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (We must FIGHT, I repeat it sir, we must FIGHT! -Patrick Henry)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

To sell bridges and beachfront property in arizona.


8 posted on 12/20/2020 4:14:08 PM PST by lowbridge
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