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☆ Exclusive: Video-sharing website BitChute seeks to raise $10 million in new funding round
  + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Helen Coster | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"I’m not really raising the money just because we need the money," Wernick said in an interview. Wernick said BitChute was pursuing a combination of high net-worth individuals and venture capital funds. He has an equity stake in BitChute and is also an investor in Parler, Gab, Airbnb (ABNB.O) and Uber (UBER.N). Its investor presentation said BitChute had 218 million unique visitors in 2022, down 15.8% from 2021, with a projection of 247 million unique visitors this year. Their longer-term goal is to “decentralize” BitChute, so that it is blockchain-based and users can decide whether to have content moderation.
Persons: Jeffrey Wernick, I’m, Wernick, BitChute, Patrick Dai, Matthew Branton, cofounders Ray Vahey, Rich Jones, ’, Helen Coster, Krystal Hu, Jane Merriman Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Inc, YouTube, Thomson Locations: BitChute, Parler, New York
☆ Fact Check-No evidence COVID-19 vaccines cause ‘turbo cancer’
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
A video in which a Canadian doctor claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause so-called “turbo cancer” is not based on facts, according to five experts who spoke to Reuters. He claimed that COVID-19 vaccines damage the immune systems of recipients and cause aggressive new cancers, as well as flare-ups in those in remission from the disease. During the same period, the charity estimated that 30,000 fewer people began their cancer treatment compared to 2019 (here). Reuters has previously addressed claims where COVID-19 vaccines have been falsely linked to weakening the immune system (here), and causing cancer (here and here). Five experts told Reuters that there is no evidence to suggest COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer, nor so-called “turbo cancer,” but said a drop in screenings during the pandemic may have led to rise in cancers first detected at their later stages.
☆ Vanished in the Pacific
  + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( David Wolman | Photographs | Videos Jake Michaels | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +30 min
In the early 2010s, Mr. Mellow set out for still more distant shores, traveling to many famous surf breaks in the South Pacific. Mr. Abdul-Rashed and Mr. Danian traveled to Hawaii to connect with Mr. Mellow, their spiritual guide and Pacific expedition leader. Mr. Mellow posted an ad on Facebook and Craigslist offering $10,000 for passage to the South Pacific. Mr. Schmidt was in sync with the young seekers when it came to fear of Big Brother and vaccines, but dreading port officials brandishing nasal swabs struck even Mr. Schmidt as a little unhinged. When asked if he was at all responsible for what had happened to Mr. Danian and Mr. Abdul-Rashed, Mr. Mellow looked genuinely confused.
☆ Fact Check-Video report claiming people can pay German auction house to destroy Russian art is a fake
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
According to the fabricated report, auction house Bolland & Marotz has invited art collectors to bid on Russian artists’ paintings, writers’ manuscripts, and other antiques. However, Euronews released a statement on Twitter, saying the video is fake and was not edited by the network (here). We are taking steps to have it deleted from all platforms and actively investigating where this fake video comes from.”The outlet also published an article about the fake news report (here). Bolland & Marotz issued a statement on its website (bolland-marotz.de/, archived archive.ph/VJfFu), saying: “A video has been circulating on the internet and social media linking the name Bolland & Marotz to an auction of Russian art. Euronews said it did not create the video and the German auction house confirmed no such event would be taking place.
☆ Why is Alex Jones getting sued — and why lawsuits are not enough
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Yunkang Yang | Dr. Yunkang Yang Is An Assistant Professor Of Communication At Texas A M University. An Expert In U.S. Right-Wing Media | Social Media | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
A Connecticut jury on Wednesday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion for defaming the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting victims. Misinformation purveyors often use a variety of rhetorical techniques to create misleading impressions without making demonstrably false statements. Indeed, misinformation purveyors often use a variety of rhetorical techniques to create misleading impressions without making demonstrably false statements. These different layers provide a multiplicity of points of resistance to the efforts to hold misinformation purveyors accountable. But they are not a solution to the lie machines built by incredibly savvy, incredibly cynical pundits like Alex Jones.
☆ Fact Check-False claims about arrest of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine originated on website that shares parody news
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink was “arrested” on Oct. 10 are false and stem from an article in a website that describes its content as containing parody and satire news. A U.S. Embassy to Ukraine spokesperson told Reuters the allegation about Brink “is utter nonsense.” Reuters also found no credible evidence to support the claims she’d been arrested. An article entitled “Military Arrests US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink” was published by Real Raw on Oct. 10 (here). Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink was “arrested” on Oct. 10 are false, a spokesperson for the embassy told Reuters. The allegation stems from an article by a website that has a history of publishing fabricated stories and describes its content as including satire and parody.
☆ Fact Check-Germany has not halted administration of all COVID-19 vaccines
  + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Germany has dismissed resurfaced claims on social media that it has halted administration of all COVID-19 vaccines. A spokesperson for the German Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit) confirmed to Reuters that no such ban has been made. “I can confirm that Germany has not banned or paused the COVID-19 vaccinations in Germany,” a spokesperson for the German Federal Ministry of Health told Reuters. The list of authorized COVID-19 vaccines per the German Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines can be found (here). Germany has not halted administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
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