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Elon Musk Turns Ron DeSantis’ Presidential Run Announcement Into a Twitter ‘DeSaster’
Twitter owner Elon Musk’s quest to turn his platform into a media powerhouse failed miserably on Wednesday after a planned talk with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Twitter Spaces to announce his presidential run was overcome by embarrassing technical glitches.
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Twitter Adds ‘State-Affiliated Media’ Label to NPR
NPR’s Twitter account received a state-affiliated media label on Wednesday for reportedly being an entity with editorial independence although the outlet receives some funding from the government. The state-affiliated media label has historically been applied to foreign media outlets providing official government views.
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Climate Deniers Try to ‘Fact Check’ Real Reporting
A prominent group of deniers with a history of dark money benefactors is now trying to claim media is biased, thanks to new funding.
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Bret Stephens’ Bad Faith Climate Conversion
Bret Stephens, the New York Times columnist with a long history of bad conservative takes — the same man who decided to quit Twitter after he threw a fit over being called a bedbug — says he’s changed. In an essay for the Times opinion section published Friday, Stephens claims that a visit to Greenland…