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Eugene

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4. The Daily Caller is one of Facebook's authorized fact checkers.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 03:28 PM

Mar 2020

They are doing this all the time.

The context of the town hall exchange is plain for all to see. Falling back on the official transcript is pure gaslighting.

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Facebook just flagged my "WE'LL BE CUTTING" post as "Partly False Information Found in Your Post" [View all] Miles Archer Mar 2020 OP

FFS. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #1

It is past time to abandon Facebook and Twitter as anachronisms... Moostache Mar 2020 #2

They sure cut that bologna fine, didn't they? gratuitous Mar 2020 #3

The Daily Caller is one of Facebook's authorized fact checkers. Eugene Mar 2020 #4

They have done that a few times to me. Kota Mar 2020 #5

Sorry, but they are correct. He didn't actually say what "entitlements" he'd "be cutting." hedda_foil Mar 2020 #6

That's true. Wonder if they'll apply the same rigorous, detailed fact checking to Trump's content? Miles Archer Mar 2020 #7

Many will make the same mistakes. Igel Mar 2020 #9

We all know what that means. Facebook is just un-American company rockfordfile Mar 2020 #10

+1, uponit7771 Mar 2020 #14

Why don't they scrutinize their ads like that? Renew Deal Mar 2020 #8

The answer is in your question... Caliman73 Mar 2020 #12

They partner with the Daily Caller for fact-checking. nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #11

Repost Trump's exact quote and then say entitlements. Everyone knows what entitlements are now uponit7771 Mar 2020 #13

Medicaid is not an Entitlement cojoel Mar 2020 #15

Of course it isn't, neither is SS... Miles Archer Mar 2020 #20

Facebook has signed itself over to the rethugs. It is about as welcoming to liberals as Fox news now Takket Mar 2020 #16

WHAT???? KentuckyWoman Mar 2020 #17

They decided to employ an unknown right-wing website called "Lead Stories" as a "fact checker." .99center Mar 2020 #18

All we need is the video pecosbob Mar 2020 #19