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A new tool will expose who funds quoted sources, check experts' track records, flag past mispredictions, and give a "shill factor" estimate for how politically driven an opinion likely is.
Newsrooms often run "Experts Say" headlines without disclosing conflicts or vetting accuracy, which lets partisan or paid voices masquerade as neutral expertise.
Truly independent analysis is getting scarce as many experts are tied to industry or political groups, so transparency about funding and sourcing is needed to improve trust in reporting.

Reports showed discrepancies between Jonathan Scott's claims and the actual evidence presented by organizations like Citizen Lab and Amnesty International.
The shutdown of Hacking Team was misrepresented in Jonathan Scott's report.
Claims made by Scott about spyware on mobile devices were deemed exaggerated.

Congress is looking into groups that censor information to understand their impact better. They want to remove organizations that they think are unfairly controlling what people can see and say.
The investigation revealed that the Center for Countering Digital Hate, despite claims, doesn't only target one political side. It actually targets anyone who goes against mainstream beliefs from a center-left perspective.
Censorship affects both conservative and liberal voices, indicating it's not just about political affiliation. People on both sides can be silenced if they don't follow certain cultural and political norms.

The Pegasus Project is a journalistic investigation, not a Russian intelligence operation.
Citizen Lab identified countries where Pegasus operators may be conducting surveillance, but that is not proof of systematic abuse.
False claims were made about individuals and organizations by Irina Tsukerman in her article on Pegasusgate.

Jonathan Scott's review of Citizen Lab's CatalanGate report raises questions about the accuracy of Citizen Lab's findings.
Scott's statements regarding his own credentials and the timeline of events in the report have been found to be misleading or false.
There are discrepancies noted in Scott's critique of Citizen Lab's methods and tools, such as the MVT-Tool and the identification of compromised indicators.

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Citizen Lab and Amnesty can analyze both Android and Apple phones, contrary to claims.
Claims made regarding specific CVEs and collaborations between WhatsApp and Citizen Lab were found to be false.
The number of infected phones and the methodology used in the CatalanGate report were misrepresented in the presentation to the European Parliament.

The post covers topics like DEI and Jews, a study on vegan twins, and a comparison of death rates between Florida and California.
The post is by David Zweig and was published on December 3, 2023.
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