Facebook teams with rightwing Daily Caller in factchecking program
by Sam Levin in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#4DCS9)
Site co-founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson has promoted misinformation and is known for pro-Trump content
Facebook's controversial factchecking program is partnering with the Daily Caller, a rightwing website that has pushed misinformation and is known for pro-Trump content.
The social network said Wednesday it had added CheckYourFact.com, which is part of the Daily Caller, as one of its US media partners in an initiative that has faced growing backlash from journalists and internal problems. The collaboration was first reported by Axios.
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