While Zuckerberg may feel omnipotent atop his opaque algo-world but the so-called 'fact-checkers' - so expert at shutting down any narrative-conflicting-information - may have met their match by claiming that one of the world's oldest and most prestigious medical journals delivered "False information" that "Could mislead people."
As possibly the top experts in the world when it comes to medical research information, BMJ has now been forced to fact-check the 'fact-checkers'.
We are aware that The BMJ is not the only high quality information provider to have been affected by the incompetence of Meta's fact checking regime.... Rather than investing a proportion of Meta's substantial profits to help ensure the accuracy of medical information shared through social media, you have apparently delegated responsibility to people incompetent in carrying out this crucial task.
Are their fact checkers conducting their own scientific experiments validating claims and outcomes of a scientific paper? Are fact checkers reaching out to sources from a news article and verifying quoted information? When "Breaking news" or "Scoops" are reported presenting totally new information about the world, how can that be verified against other information that - by virtue of something being new - cannot be verified by other preexisting sources?
If the fact checking process is limited to verification based on other information that is currently available, and if the fact checking process cannot distinguish between factual information and the opinions people hold as a result of that information, the outcome will be an inevitable echo chamber that reinforces currently dominant views or whatever preexisting biases are present.
We are aware that The BMJ is not the only high quality information provider to have been affected by the incompetence of Meta's fact checking regime.
What has happened in this instance should be of concern to anyone who values and relies on sources such as The BMJ. We hope you will act swiftly: specifically to correct the error relating to The BMJ's article and to review the processes that led to the error; and generally to reconsider your investment in and approach to fact checking overall.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to discern fact from fiction, and unfortunately the media has a strong bias. They spin stories to make conservatives look bad and will go to great lengths to avoid reporting on the good that comes from conservative policies. There are a few shining lights in the media landscape-brave conservative outlets that report the truth and offer a different perspective. We must support conservative outlets like this one and ensure that our voices are heard.
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