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May 31 2023
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Fact Check: Was Amanda Gorman’s Poem Banned From a Florida School?
Poet Amanda Gorman said her poem for President Joe Biden's inauguration was "banned" from an elementary school in Florida.
Claim: “I am gutted,” Gorman said in a tweeted statement, “Because of one parent’s complaint, my inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb, has been banned from an elementary school in Miami-Dade County, Florida.”
Facts: According to a statement from Miami-Dade
The Hill The Daily Caller Washington PostDec 12 2022
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Musk Calls for Anthony Fauci's Prosecution
New Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted calls for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be prosecuted over the weekend, sparking polarized reactions throughout the political media world.
Key Quotes: "My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci," Musk tweeted Sunday morning. When asked by another Twitter user if that remark would be explained in an upcoming Twitter Files release, Musk replied, "Yes." Former astronaut
Washington Examiner CBS News (Online) The HillJul 08 2020
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Perspectives: Canceling Cancel Culture
The toppling of statues, re-branding of companies and targeting of people who make controversial statements have fueled a nationwide debate about cancel culture, and both its purported value and problems. A letter published in Harper's Weekly and signed by over 100 artists and writers this week called for an end to cancel culture and the stifling of free thought; some signatories have since
Washington Post BBC News New York Post (Opinion)Oct 07 2021
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Google, YouTube to Demonetize Content That Contradicts Climate Change Science
Google will begin preventing advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators from monetizing content that goes against "well-established scientific consensus on the existence and causes of climate change." According to a document published Thursday, Google will "look carefully at the context in which claims are made, differentiating between content that states a false claim as fact, versus
Axios Washington Free Beacon The VergeMay 10 2022
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Will Trump Return to Twitter if Elon Musk Reverses His Permanent Ban?
Elon Musk announced that he would "reverse the permanent ban" that Twitter placed on former President Donald Trump if he completes his purchase of the platform.
Musk on Tuesday argued that Trump's removal was "a mistake because it alienated a large part of the country" and ultimately "didn’t end Trump’s voice." He also called the idea of permanent bans "morally wrong and flat-out stupid
CNN (Online News) Quartz Deseret NewsDec 16 2022
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Twitter Threatened With EU Sanctions After Suspending Journalists Over @ElonJet Reporting
On Friday, Twitter suspended several journalists who had reported on the suspension of an account tracking a private jet owned by the company's billionaire CEO, Elon Musk.
Key Quotes: Musk explained, “Same doxxing rules apply to ‘journalists’ as to everyone else,” adding, “They posted my exact real-time location, basically assassination coordinates, in (obvious) direct violation of
Fox News (Online News) CNN Business TechCrunchJan 04 2022
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YouTube, Twitter Remove Joe Rogan's Interview with Virologist About COVID-19
Multiple social media platforms have removed podcaster Joe Rogan's recent interview with a U.S. virologist about COVID-19.
In the interview, Dr. Robert Malone compared the current U.S. attitude toward COVID-19 and vaccines to the "mass formation psychosis" seen in Germany during the rise of the Nazis. "Very intelligent, highly educated population, and they went barking mad. And how did
Business Insider The Blaze The IndependentNov 28 2022
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Chinese Anti-Lockdown Protests Spread Rare Criticism of Xi and CCP
Chinese anti-lockdown protests spread to Hong Kong and other cities on Monday, with some calling for the removal of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Latest Developments: Protests have reportedly occurred in at least ten cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Both online and offline, demonstrators often adopted inconspicuous symbols like blank sheets of paper to signal their
South China Morning Post New York Post (News) The GuardianOct 16 2020
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Twitter Changes Policy After Limiting NY Post's Biden Story; Subpoenas, FCC Regulations Loom
Social media companies Twitter and Facebook are facing criticism and questions about their policies after each platform limited circulation of the New York Post's controversial story on Joe Biden's alleged corrupt foreign business dealings this week. Twitter then announced changes to its policy on handling "Hacked Materials", saying it will now "label Tweets to provide context instead of
Wall Street Journal (News) The Federalist VoxJan 28 2022
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Both Sides Declare Victory in Neil Young-Joe Rogan Spotify Standoff Over COVID-19 Claims
A rock-and-roll music legend removed his music from one of the world's most popular music streaming services this week after accusing the platform of spreading COVID-19 misinformation.
Canadian-American musician Neil Young wrote a now-deleted letter on his website asking his team to pull his entire catalog from Spotify, claiming the platform and podcast host Joe Rogan are "spreading
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