by Natalie Winters at The National Pulse
The Facebook Journalism Project – which has also pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into news outlets and fact-checking operations – is partnered with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) on a variety of initiatives.
The two entities have funded outlets based in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East to increase and shape the coverage of COVID-19, alongside training journalists on how to “fact check”, which Facebook describes as “effectively and safely combatting rampant misinformation on social media.”
Overwhelmingly, the platform’s “fact checks” are used to silence stories critical of Democrats and the Chinese Communist Party.