Headlines For Nov. 20, 2021
MIT Technology Review
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation
In 2015, six of the 10 websites in Myanmar getting the most engagement on Facebook were from legitimate media, according to data from CrowdTangle, a Facebook-run tool. A year later, Facebook (which recently rebranded to Meta) offered global access to Instant Articles, a program publishers could use to monetize their content. One year after that rollout, legitimate publishers accounted for only two of the top 10 publishers on Facebook in Myanmar.
CNN
There’s nothing more frightening in America today than an angry White man
The Brute. The Buck. And, of course, the Thug. Those are just some of the names for a racial stereotype that has haunted the collective imagination of White America since the nation’s inception. The specter of the angry Black man has been evoked in politics and popular culture to convince White folks that a big, bad Black man is coming to get them and their daughters.
LAS VEGAS SUN
Train students to become better informed citizens
Regardless of political affiliation, and whether leaning left or leaning right, we have an obligation as parents and taxpayers to support public education. We all want to make sure our children, as students, gain enough knowledge and perspective — especially in the critical high school years — to enable them to become responsible workers, and perhaps parents themselves one day.
Bollyinside
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse could fracture the world as we know it: allow people to ‘block reality’ on things they disagree with and worsen polarization.
In the metaverse of the future, two individuals could be walking down a similar road and see totally different things thanks to the AR glasses they’re wearing. One, who might incline conservative, could “reality block” out angles they’ve been adapted to go against, similar to a fertility clinic. The other, a liberal, could stroll by a gun store and not have the foggiest idea about it’s there.
Rebel News
FACT CHECK: Alberta gov’t is LYING when it says it’s ‘too hard’ to recognize natural immunity
Antibody testing will cause the house of cards that the vax pass is built on to crumble and fall. That’s why I advocate for it. But you should also be able to know what you want about your own health without some government bureaucrat telling you no.
Detroit Lakes Tribune
Letter: Thanks for calling out misinformation from Rep. Green
This habit goes all the way back to 2014 when Mr. Green touted his unproven theory that terrorists were being infected with Ebola and being sent across our southern border to infect and kill U.S. servicemen and their families. In all cases he hides behind statements such as “I heard” or “I’ve been reading” but never gives the source.
