Matt Taibbi (@taibbi)

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Nov 15, 2023

Everyone should read Lee Fang’s piece on NewsGuard — it’s particularly infuriating that companies meddling in the domestic news landscape with public backing do not have to disclose their arrangements with the public.

The company has not yet responded to the Consortium News lawsuit, filed in the New York federal court. In May of this year, the Air Force Research Lab responded to a records request from journalist Erin Marie Miller about the NewsGuard contract. The contents of the work proposal were entirely redacted.

Lee Fang

Nov 15, 2023

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