Google and Facebook Will Be Arbiters of Truth in the War on Fake NewsBy Daisy Luther The establishment media misquoted, edited video clips to tell a different story, andmade their bias so blatant that one site even put an editorial disclaimer on every article that mentioned Donald Trump, denouncing him as a xenophobic, homophobic blah blah blah. They created a monster in Trump, and now people are out there destroying cities and blocking ambulances because of it. As Noam Chomsky wrote in his brilliant book, Language and Politics: You dont have any other society where the educated classes are so effectively indoctrinated and controlled by a subtle propaganda system a private system including media, intellectual opinion forming magazines and the participation of the most highly educated sections of the population. Such people ought to be referred to as Commissars for that is what their essential function is to set up and maintain a system of doctrines and beliefs which will undermine independent thought and prevent a proper understanding and analysis of national and global institutions, issues, and policies. Despite the bias and the mindless followers breathlessly tweeting every fear-laced, dishonest word, Donald Trump still ended up winning the election. According to Mac Slavo of SHTFplan, that is because of the power of alternative media. One report after another being disseminated by what left-leaning pundits call fake news websites has been confirmed as accurate, proving that there was a concerted effort to stifle open discourseand real journalism. Hillary Clinton made mention of it in her Deplorables speech, warning that a lot of fake information was being released through purported racist web sites across the web. What this years Presidential election has proven is that alternative media is a force to be reckoned with, and the establishment is scared shitless. But they wont let it happen again. War has been declared a war on fake news. But guess who theyre really coming for? But instead of starting with the New York Times, whose publisher basically admitted that their coverage of the election was dishonest, theyre targeting alternative media the very people who were the ones out there telling the truth during the election. In fact, in a quote that is rich with irony, the aforementioned NY Times said: Vox agrees that fake news is a problem, and cites I kid you not an investigation by Buzzfeed to prove their point. Since Facebook has already been busted suppressing trending news if it supported a conservative point of view, its no surprise to hear that they plan to do their best to suppress whatever information they want by arbitrarily saying that its fake. Vox feels that Facebook can censor monitor the truth through algorithms. Facebook can also add value at the opposite end of the quality spectrum, by identifying articles that are thoughtful and thoroughly reported (and publications with a track record of producing such articles) and giving those an extra boost in the News Feed algorithm. An advantage of this approach is that it makes it less necessary to make hard judgment calls about whether a particular article is so fake that it needs to be blocked outright. Low-quality news (whether outright hoaxes or just sloppy journalism) will just naturally get less exposure because people will only see it after scrolling through the higher-quality news their friends have shared. Im pretty sure we can all see where this is leading. Youll see what they want you to see. Its already to the point at which most people see very little from the pages they like on Facebook. I have more than 25,000 readers on one of my pages and Im lucky if 1000 people see my posts. The goal is to hit the targeted websites where it hurts, in the ownerswallets. For example, many independent sites rely on Google AdSense to make a little money. That way, the site can provide information at no cost to you, the reader. And dont think that were raking it in, either once Google has taken their cut, it isnt that much. Running a small website does not make you rich. Heres what Google had to say about advertising revenue. Moving forward, we will restrict ad serving on pages that misrepresent, misstate, or conceal information about the publisher, the publishers content, or the primary purpose of the web property, Google said in a statement. The company did not detail how it would implement or enforce the new policy, which some accuse is the monetary equivalent of censorship. The shifts comes as Google, Facebook and Twitter face a backlash over the role they played in the U.S. presidential election by allowing the spread of false and often malicious information that might have swayed voters toward Republican candidate Donald Trump. Of course, others have repeatedly accused both Google (which chairman Eric Schmidts collaboration with the Clinton campaign was revealed courtesy of the Podesta emails), and Facebook of doing everything in their power to promote a Clinton win, so the narrative is not exactly clear on this one. (source) As for Facebook, they willdisallow ads, which can be highly lucrative, to certain sites. Fortune reports: We do not integrate or display ads in apps or sites containing content that is illegal, misleading or deceptive, which includes fake news, Facebook said in a statement, adding that it will continue to vet publishers to ensure compliance. This follows closely in the footsteps of YouTube, which has removed the right to have ads on any content that is sensitive or controversial. Mac Slavo writes: The moves by Google and Facebook follow a recent de-monetzation effort at Youtube that has also targeted alternative media.As noted in their Advertiser Friendly Content Guidelines, they appear to be targeting exactly the issues often covered by alternative media bydirectly banning: Content that is considered not advertiser-friendlyincludes, but is not limited to: Controversial or sensitive subjects and events, including subjects related to war, political conflicts, natural disasters and tragedies, even if graphic imagery is not shown So basically, anything newsworthy is no longer advertiser friendly, and these organizations will now determine whose news will or wont be seen based on what is sure to be proprietary algorithms and secretive human curation. If Google, Facebook, and YouTube have their way, anyone reporting information outside the party line will be considered fake, and theyll work hard to starve out the bloggers, vloggers, and citizen journalists who are providing an alternative point of view. The bottom line is this: the time and energy required to produce the amount of video content and investigative journalism that we saw during the election is astronomical. Thousands of journalists, bloggers and concerned citizens spent countless hours reporting the news the mainstream media wouldnt. Many of those people depend on advertising revenue to cover their most basic website maintenance costs, as well as their monthly mortgages and the food they put on their dinner tables. The aim with policies like this, which will no doubt be overseen by establishment hacks, is to quite literally starve independent media. In turn, they will starve the people of the information they so desperately need to understand what is being done to them. (source) First, lets define arbiter. Google and Facebook plan to become those ultimate authorities, but they have have not pointed out exactly what they regard as fake news. I have questions. I suspect theyll work hand in hand with other mainstream sites to villainize those who arent playing ball with the team. When you see the exact same wording repeated over and over, generally its a talking point that someone has informed the media they are to emphasize. Have you ever noticed phrases like an abundance of caution or for your own safety getting used over and over? Its a talking point, and the collusive media is using it as a propaganda tool. Never trust a talking point. The new talking point is going to be fake news. Heres an example of someone getting on board the Fake News Train already, but to put it in perspective, it ran right alongside one referencing a cabinet of deplorables. Imagining a Donald Trump presidency pushes the bounds of creative thought, even as it becomes more concrete during these months of transition. Given Trumps epic disinterest in the minutiae of actual governing the threat of his authoritarianism is all vindictiveness, no on-time trains it becomes more important than ever to track the way he staffs the 4,000 positions under his control. And early signs indicate it will be rife with deplorables. Now that we have established that blatant bias, US News and World Reportfelt obligated to provide a list of websites that should be avoided at all costs. I spoke to a representative from one of the sites mentioned, selfnews Post, who said: The establishment seems desperate to regain control of the narrative after independent news outlets on this list appear to have tipped the election to Trump. Another list put together by Melissa Zimdars, whose bio says she is anassistant professor of communication media calls the following websites False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and Satirical News Sources. Its important to note that the author of the list above recommends some of the most notably biased liberal publications around as trustworthy. She writes: Some people are asking which news sources I trust, and all I can say is that I read/watch/listen very widely, from mainstream, corporate owned sources (The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes) as well as The Atlantic, National Public Radio, and various local and alternative sources with different political perspectives, some of which are included on this list. If you thought the propaganda controlling the minds of the masses was bad before, just wait. You aint seen nothin yet. Daisy Luther is a freelance writer and editor. Her website, wherethis article first appeared, offers information on healthy prepping, including premium nutritional choices, general wellness and non-tech solutions. You can follow Daisy onFacebookandTwitter, and you can email her atdaisy@theorganicprepper.ca No thanks. Ill take the truth with super-sized transparent facts. I can handle it. Oh, Ive got personal stories about that super-reliable mainstream media, and Google and Twitter! It took me TWELVE YEARS OF MY LIFE before the New York Times would publish a story about the true origin of the Big Apple. This was even many years after the NYC CIty Council and Mayor accepted my work! It has taken YEARS OF MY LIFE to show the Boston Globe that Samuel Wilson (born in what is now Arlington, MA), did not give us Uncle Sam. A new attestationfrom 1810, before Samuel Wilson became a meat packer in the War of 1812was found in 2013 in a sailors diary by the USS Constitution Museum. Although the story finally made the NY Times earlier in 2016, the Boston Globe still will not tell its readers about the origin of Uncle Sam! My etymology website has been punished by Google and Twitter. Although I have almost 15,000 entries, similar websites with one-tenth the entries get ten times the traffic. Twitter gives me shadow-bans. There is no one at Google or Twitter to talk to. These companies have unregulated monopolies and do whatever they want, effectively killing our First Amendment. Did you read the terms of service Terms and conditions? and user agreement? They all effectively bought your rights of freedom. and did you check the box I have read and agree? and click to agree? Thats the legal catch. They dont call it the web for nothing. Spiders make webs to catch prey. The same thing goes for fishermen with their net Im not trying to make it seem hopeless or devalue your work. It sounds interesting and worthy of discovery, for the sake of knowledge. We are living in the last days that were written of thousands of years ago and these men at the helm of this global system of dominion will not be stopped until Jesus Christ returns to put an end to their wickedness. He will feed their flesh to the foul of the air. Jesus Christ gave His life to forgive sinners. He rose from the dead and He shall indeed return when iniquity has come to its peak. Things are going to get really, really bad. I recommend getting an Authorized King James Bible. Praying unto the Father in the name of His Son, believing in Him and reading His Word. Way to go activist post! Just confirms my assessment that this is one of the best sites around. We live in a false paradigm reality, bounded by faux science, fake history, filtered news, financed by fiat currency and directed by Demonic Warlords. New Think Progress and the Ozzard of Wiz. a satire (gasp) at FauxScienceSlayer. The people quite literally need their own website, free of the corporateinfluence. So, are there an academics who would argue that the lessons from the great tobacco-payroll-science fiasco (where it took 50 years for independent science to prevail over tobacco industry lies about the causal links between smoking and lung cancer) is that we should always trust the corporate media and anyone else on the corporate payroll? And how about that weapons of mass destruction in Iraq mantra that was proven false from the start with the weapons inspectors themselves saying that there werent any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. And on it goes. Over 90% of the media is owned by 6 corporations, and the only defense that the public has against corporate media lies is the alternative media -but even the alternative media you have to be wary of because a lot of that is also owned by billionaires -example ThinkProgress is owned by George Soros. We need to thank these stooges and trained monkeys for helping our mass marketing effort. We love the publicity. especially reaching those we would never find on our own. 