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‘Fake News’ Detector Actually Silences Alternative Media

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It's been shown that many people will avoid sites if they have a red or yellow sign under them. The system, known as News-Guard, is supposed to warn people against fake news, but Wilkileaks, which has never released any news that wasn't true, will get the red sign, which shows is that the the News-Guard warning system is actually putting out fake news itself. [embedded content] The news-ranking system NewsGuard claims to protect the American public from fake news. In reality, it has targeted multiple alternative media outlets such as RT and MintPress. RT America’s Dan Cohen has more. #RTAmerica #InQuestionRT #QuestionMore

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It's been shown that many people will avoid sites if they have a red or yellow sign under them. The system, known as News-Guard, is supposed to warn people against fake news, but Wilkileaks, which has never released any news that wasn't true, will get the red sign, which shows is that the the News-Guard warning system is actually putting out fake news itself.

The news-ranking system NewsGuard claims to protect the American public from fake news. In reality, it has targeted multiple alternative media outlets such as RT and MintPress. RT America’s Dan Cohen has more. #RTAmerica #InQuestionRT #QuestionMore

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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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