Twitter begins fact checking the left

 Fox News:

Twitter users have been wondering whether a surge in new fact-checks of progressive figures is part of a new egalitarian business model for Elon Musk’s social media site, which has previously been slammed for targeting conservative accounts before going private.

Many on the political left and in the media expressed strong displeasure at the idea of Elon Musk taking control of Twitter. But one apparent change noted by many since it became official on Oct. 26 is an uptick in fact checks of liberal politicians like Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren. Additionally, false claims about Republicans, such as one implying racism against Virginia’s Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin, have also been debunked.

Beverly Hallberg, the president and founder of District Media Group, told Fox News Digital that Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter is off to a rocky start, with neither the right nor the left completely satisfied with his management. However, such unhappiness, she said, may actually be a win for the middle.
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Conservatives have long complained that fact-checking organizations skeptically look at Republican claims while often ignoring questionable comments from liberals and Democrats. NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham on Sept. 28 published a study on the first year of Biden’s presidency. He found that "Biden was fact-checked 40 times, while Biden critics were checked on 230 occasions," a disparity of six-to-one.

"Elon Musk's leftist critics hate his takeover because it has the potential to be objective and put 'context' on both sides, when they arrogantly believe that all the truth is on their side, and that it's 'both-sidesism' to correct a leftist," Graham told Fox News Digital.
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Musk appears determined to make Twitter a more fair and balanced platform.  I think this is a smart move that will attract a broader readership than mainly libs with an agenda. 

See, also:

An Uptick In Leftist Twitter Fact-Checking Draws Praise

And:

 Musk Absolutely Roasts Dem Senators Who Called for the FTC to Investigate Twitter

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