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'''NewsGuard''' is a [[Microsoft]] browser extension that blacklists [[conservative]] organizations and news websites.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/lcn-analysis-anti-trump-fact-check-group-newsguard-is-twice-as-likely-to-target-conservative-websites-over-liberal-websites/</ref><ref>https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/07/steven-brills-newsguard-and-the-fact-checking-scam</ref><ref>https://newsguardwatch.com/2019-02-16-newsguard-is-big-tech-latest-scheme-to-blacklist-conservative-independent-media.html</ref> It has been praised by [[leftist]]s<ref>https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/newsguard/</ref> and [[neocon]]s.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/28/fox-news-promotes-microsofts-newsguard-blacklist-good-idea/</ref> | '''NewsGuard''' is a [[Microsoft]] browser extension that blacklists [[conservative]] organizations and news websites.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/lcn-analysis-anti-trump-fact-check-group-newsguard-is-twice-as-likely-to-target-conservative-websites-over-liberal-websites/</ref><ref>https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/07/steven-brills-newsguard-and-the-fact-checking-scam</ref><ref>https://newsguardwatch.com/2019-02-16-newsguard-is-big-tech-latest-scheme-to-blacklist-conservative-independent-media.html</ref> It has been praised by [[leftist]]s<ref>https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/newsguard/</ref> and [[neocon]]s.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/28/fox-news-promotes-microsofts-newsguard-blacklist-good-idea/</ref> | ||
| − | Tim Pool, a classical liberal who is aware of the extension's biases, uses NewsGuard to determine which sources to use for his [[YouTube]] videos. He has noted that it gives [[The Daily Wire]] a poor rating while accepting [[BuzzFeed News]] as a reliable source of information.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcmTeiYvqu4</ref> | + | Tim Pool, a classical liberal who is aware of the extension's biases,<ref>https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1128281294650118145</ref> uses NewsGuard to determine which sources to use for his [[YouTube]] videos. He has noted that it gives [[The Daily Wire]] a poor rating while accepting [[BuzzFeed News]] as a reliable source of information.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcmTeiYvqu4</ref> |
Gordon Crovitz, co-CEO of the organization, wrote an article for [[The Daily Caller]] in defense of NewsGuard, asserting that it has no political bias.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/17/crovitz-newsguard/</ref> | Gordon Crovitz, co-CEO of the organization, wrote an article for [[The Daily Caller]] in defense of NewsGuard, asserting that it has no political bias.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/17/crovitz-newsguard/</ref> | ||
Revision as of 00:38, January 15, 2020
NewsGuard is a Microsoft browser extension that blacklists conservative organizations and news websites.[1][2][3] It has been praised by leftists[4] and neocons.[5]
Tim Pool, a classical liberal who is aware of the extension's biases,[6] uses NewsGuard to determine which sources to use for his YouTube videos. He has noted that it gives The Daily Wire a poor rating while accepting BuzzFeed News as a reliable source of information.[7]
Gordon Crovitz, co-CEO of the organization, wrote an article for The Daily Caller in defense of NewsGuard, asserting that it has no political bias.[8]
External Links
- NewsGuardWatch --- Conservative watchdog that monitors NewsGuard.
- NewsGuardTech --- NewsGuard information website
References
- ↑ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/lcn-analysis-anti-trump-fact-check-group-newsguard-is-twice-as-likely-to-target-conservative-websites-over-liberal-websites/
- ↑ https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/07/steven-brills-newsguard-and-the-fact-checking-scam
- ↑ https://newsguardwatch.com/2019-02-16-newsguard-is-big-tech-latest-scheme-to-blacklist-conservative-independent-media.html
- ↑ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/newsguard/
- ↑ https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/28/fox-news-promotes-microsofts-newsguard-blacklist-good-idea/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1128281294650118145
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcmTeiYvqu4
- ↑ https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/17/crovitz-newsguard/