AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Jun 18 2020
News
Facebook takes down Trump ads over 'organized hate' policy
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump for violating its policy against organized hate.
The ads showed a red inverted triangle, a symbol the Nazis used to identify political prisoners, with text asking Facebook users to sign a petition against antifa, a loosely organized anti-fascist
ReutersSep 22 2021
Fact Check
COVID-19: The Unvaccinated Pose a Risk to the Vaccinated
Q: How do people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 pose a risk to people who have been vaccinated?
A: An unvaccinated person who is infected with COVID-19 poses a much greater risk to others who are also unvaccinated. But vaccines are not 100% effective, so there is a chance that an unvaccinated person could infect a vaccinated person — particularly the vulnerable, such as
FactCheck.orgMay 08 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Lifted Lockdowns Bring Relief, Fears of Regression
Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday.
As social distancing restrictions are relaxed throughout the U.S., feelings of liberation are conflicting with concerns of a possible second surge in coronavirus cases.
An immensely disrupted economy is an additional factor; over 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the pandemic's
Henry A. BrechterJun 20 2021
Analysis
Instagram Is Still A Hotbed Of Anti-Vax Propaganda
Getting vaccinated against the coronavirus makes your body magnetic, one post warned. Another, citing the “World Hoax Organization,” claimed the COVID-19 vaccines have gone through “fuck all tests for safety and effectiveness.” A third suggested Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci tried to “kill everyone with a Plandemic.” Others pushed similarly baseless nonsense.
I came across each of these
HuffPostMay 04 2021
Analysis
The GOP's devotion to Trump threatens to destroy American democracy
With its cultish devotion to Donald Trump, the majority of the Republican Party is choosing a wannabe-autocrat over the political system that made the United States the world's most powerful nation and its dominant democracy.
The ex-President is showing that he doesn't have to be in the Oval Office to damage faith in US elections and to trash truth, as his movement based on lies and
CNN DigitalJan 06 2015
News
Jeb Bush sets up ‘Right to Rise’ PAC
In another clear step toward a possible presidential run in 2016, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday he’s setting up a political action committee to support like-minded candidates as he actively explores a potential bid for the White House.
“Hey everybody — today we’re setting up the ‘Right to Rise’ PAC, which is a PAC to support candidates that believe in conservative
Washington TimesAuthor
Michael Brendan Dougherty
Michael Brendan Dougherty is senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is the founder and editor of The Slurve, a newsletter about baseball. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, ESPN Magazine, Slate and The American Conservative.
Apr 22 2021
News
House passes DC statehood bill to make district 51st state after heated floor debate
The divided House Thursday passed legislation to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state and to grant its more than 700,000 residents full representation in Congress.
The strictly party-line vote in the House was 216 to 208, with all Republicans rejecting the statehood bill, dubbed H.R. 51. The legislation has support from President Biden but faces long odds of passing in the 50-50 split
Fox News DigitalJul 16 2020
News
“Outright Lies”: Voting Misinformation Flourishes on Facebook
On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who’s been praised by President Donald Trump, assured his nearly 3 million followers on Facebook that Democrats would light ballots on fire or throw them away. Wearing a red “Keep America Great” hat, Williams declared, “If you mail in your vote, your vote will be in Barack Obama’s fireplace.” The video has been
ProPublicaApr 08 2020
Fact Check
Did a Democratic lawmaker in Michigan credit Trump for her COVID-19 recovery?
The claim: A Michigan Democratic state representative praised President Donald Trump and the drug hydroxychloroquine for her recovery from COVID-19 On Tuesday, Ben Shapiro, a prominent conservative, posted a video on his Facebook page with the headline "INCREDIBLE: Democratic State Lawmaker Thanks President Trump For Saving Life." The post also reads: "Democratic State Representative, Karen
USA TODAY