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Not long after I ran a column criticizing NewsGuard, the company came knocking to ask about my revenue sources and why I do not notify people that I write from what it views as a conservative or libertarian perspective...
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The most chilling words today: I’m from NewsGuard and I am here to rate you
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...Apparently from where NewsGuard reviewers sit, I am a de facto conservative or libertarian who needs to wear a digital bell to warn others...
7:29 AM · Jul 28, 2024

But I pay not to have advertising, and the closest I come to financial support would be my wife, since we live in a community property state. If NewsGuard wants to blacklist me with my wife, it is a bit late. Trust me, she knows. //

NewsGaudians are the new brownshirts. It is well-funded and relentless. What to do about fact-checkers who cannot spell Res ipsa loquitur, let alone understand its meaning, when the meaning is defined for them?

I will follow Professor Turley’s lead:

This is why my book calls for a number of reforms, including barring federal funds for groups engaged in censoring, rating or blacklisting sites.

What do I expect? In about 2 weeks, some guardian goon from NewsGuard will show up at my “online” door:

“Show me your papers. Please tell me why the 'H' in Thompson is silent. What are you trying to hide, sir?"