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Paid to keep watch on the Internet as the self-appointed arbiter of truth.

Twitter Files investigations uncovered biased ratings firm NewsGuard’s pitch bragging of government ties.

Meet NewsGuard: The Government-Backed Censorship Tool Billed As An Arbiter Of Truth BY: LEE FANG | NOVEMBER 15, 2023 Read more at https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/15/meet-newsguard-the-government-backed-censorship-tool-billed-as-an-arbiter-of-truth/ LEE FANG MORE ARTICLES In May 2021, L. Gordon Crovitz, a media executive turned start-up investor, pitched Twitter executives on a powerful censorship tool.  In an exchange that came to light in the…

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"NewsGuard is clearly in the business of censoring the truth," noted Dr. Joseph Mercola, a gadfly voice whose website was ranked as misinformation by NewsGuard after it published reports about COVID-19's potential origin from a lab in Wuhan, China.

NewsGuard’s ultimately unsuccessful pitch sheds light on one aspect of a growing effort by governments around the world to police speech.

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) plans to force votes on the Pentagon nominees to lead the Navy's 5th and 7th Fleets and U.S. Cyber Command as patience wears thin over his military blockade.

With government contracts and corporate backers, NewsGuard seeks to monetize the work of reshaping the internet.

In May 2021, L. Gordon Crovitz, a media executive turned start-up investor, pitched Twitter executives on a powerful censorship tool.