Major global brands are supporting the proliferation of unreliable artificial intelligence-generated news and information websites (UAINs) by funneling programmatic advertising dollars to the rapidly growing number of such sites, a NewsGuard analysis has found. These ads appear to have been generated programmatically, meaning that rather than the companies choosing to have their advertisements appear on these sites, they were positioned automatically through a system that places ads regardless of the nature of the website. This programmatic approach thus funds low-quality and...…Major global brands are supporting the proliferation of unreliable artificial intelligence-generated news and information websites (UAINs) by funneling programmatic advertising dollars to the rapidly growing number of such sites, a NewsGuard analysis has found. These ads appear to have been generated programmatically, meaning that rather than the companies choosing to have their advertisements appear on these sites, they were positioned automatically through a system that places ads regardless of the nature of the website. This programmatic approach thus funds low-quality and...WW…

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Oct 14, 2020,Facebook said Wednesday it would limit the reach of a New York Post article on Hunter Biden’s alleged emails with a Ukrainian businessman until third-party news organizations fact-check it, and hours later Twitter followed suit, restricting users from sharing the article on its platform.Andrew Stone, a spokesperson for Facebook, that the company was “reducing . . . distribution” of the article until the story is fact-checked by the platform’s third-party partners. The step is unusual for Facebook, as the company has...…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Oct 14, 2020,Facebook said Wednesday it would limit the reach of a New York Post article on Hunter Biden’s alleged emails with a Ukrainian businessman until third-party news organizations fact-check it, and hours later Twitter followed suit, restricting users from sharing the article on its platform.Andrew Stone, a spokesperson for Facebook, that the company was “reducing . . . distribution” of the article until the story is fact-checked by the platform’s third-party partners. The step is unusual for Facebook, as the company has...WW…

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Sep 22, 2020,New!Got it!Jared Kushner owed money to a bank with ties to Taiwan's government while working at the White House, according to a new book by Forbes' senior editor Dan Alexander, , signaling a possible conflict that was never reported due to a loophole in disclosure laws and one that could have implications for the country's diplomatic relationships with Taiwan and China.Kushner and his partners bought an old warehouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, called the Austin Nichols House in 2015 for a reported $275 million and turned it...…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Sep 22, 2020,New!Got it!Jared Kushner owed money to a bank with ties to Taiwan's government while working at the White House, according to a new book by Forbes' senior editor Dan Alexander, , signaling a possible conflict that was never reported due to a loophole in disclosure laws and one that could have implications for the country's diplomatic relationships with Taiwan and China.Kushner and his partners bought an old warehouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, called the Austin Nichols House in 2015 for a reported $275 million and turned it...WW…

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Aug 4, 2020,New!Got it!Kanye West’s late-launched presidential campaign could lose its long-shot chance of capturing the White House this week unless the rapper can secure enough signatures to win a spot on the ballot in California by Friday.West, who he was running for president on July 4, has already forfeited 225 Electoral College votes because he missed to file in several states with the required number of signatures.If he is unable to secure 196,964 valid signatures in California by the close of business on Friday, it will be...…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Aug 4, 2020,New!Got it!Kanye West’s late-launched presidential campaign could lose its long-shot chance of capturing the White House this week unless the rapper can secure enough signatures to win a spot on the ballot in California by Friday.West, who he was running for president on July 4, has already forfeited 225 Electoral College votes because he missed to file in several states with the required number of signatures.If he is unable to secure 196,964 valid signatures in California by the close of business on Friday, it will be...WW…

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jul 7, 2020,New!Got it!President Trump’s have added new worries he could hurt Republicans in down ballot races in November and even cost the GOP the majority in the Upper Chamber; here are the most vulnerable Republicans up for reelection this year:Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine): Collins — a moderate who liberals cheered when she to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017 — drew the ire of Democrats when she Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2018. Collins has faced renewed criticism in recent weeks after Justice...…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jul 7, 2020,New!Got it!President Trump’s have added new worries he could hurt Republicans in down ballot races in November and even cost the GOP the majority in the Upper Chamber; here are the most vulnerable Republicans up for reelection this year:Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine): Collins — a moderate who liberals cheered when she to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017 — drew the ire of Democrats when she Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2018. Collins has faced renewed criticism in recent weeks after Justice...WW…

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jul 18, 2020,New!Got it!As Congress races to come together on a fifth coronavirus stimulus package with cases across the country, the Trump administration is actively working to block “billions of dollars” in federal funding for testing and the Centers for Disease Control, according to a new from the Washington Post.Congress is readying for a frantic push to come together on a fifth coronavirus stimulus package with just 11 days to act before lawmakers break for August recess and as the U.S. continues to for new daily cases. The...…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jul 18, 2020,New!Got it!As Congress races to come together on a fifth coronavirus stimulus package with cases across the country, the Trump administration is actively working to block “billions of dollars” in federal funding for testing and the Centers for Disease Control, according to a new from the Washington Post.Congress is readying for a frantic push to come together on a fifth coronavirus stimulus package with just 11 days to act before lawmakers break for August recess and as the U.S. continues to for new daily cases. The...WW…

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jul 10, 2020,New!Got it!Calls to boycott Goya Foods erupted online after the CEO of the popular Hispanic-owned foods brand praised President Trump during an event at the White House on Friday, another indication of the tight rope major U.S. companies must walk in the Trump era."We're all truly blessed...to have a leader like President Trump," Robert Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods said:The hashtags #BoycottGoya, #GoyaFoods, and #goyaway trended on Twitter after the event, with multiple Democratic politicians, as well as prominent Latino voice...…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jul 10, 2020,New!Got it!Calls to boycott Goya Foods erupted online after the CEO of the popular Hispanic-owned foods brand praised President Trump during an event at the White House on Friday, another indication of the tight rope major U.S. companies must walk in the Trump era."We're all truly blessed...to have a leader like President Trump," Robert Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods said:The hashtags #BoycottGoya, #GoyaFoods, and #goyaway trended on Twitter after the event, with multiple Democratic politicians, as well as prominent Latino voice...WW…

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BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Apr 26, 2020,New!Got it!Dr. Deborah Birx asserted Sunday that social distancing will have to continue through the summer, a sign that Americans’ lives will continue to be disrupted by the virus for the foreseeable future even as some governors begin to reopen their states. “Social distancing will be with us through the summer to really ensure that we protect one another,” Birx said Sunday on NBC’s  “Meet The Press.”President Trump and his allies have, at times, a more aggressive tone than health officials on the White House...…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Apr 26, 2020,New!Got it!Dr. Deborah Birx asserted Sunday that social distancing will have to continue through the summer, a sign that Americans’ lives will continue to be disrupted by the virus for the foreseeable future even as some governors begin to reopen their states. “Social distancing will be with us through the summer to really ensure that we protect one another,” Birx said Sunday on NBC’s  “Meet The Press.”President Trump and his allies have, at times, a more aggressive tone than health officials on the White House...WW…