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Stossel: Fake Fact-Checking

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Facebook lets activists restrict my videos based on something I never said.

By John Stossel - 

Recently, I released a video that called California’s fires “government fueled.”

A few days later, Facebook inserted a warning on my video: “Missing Context. Independent fact-checkers say this information could mislead.”

Some of my viewers now feel betrayed. One wrote: “Shameful, John … what happened to you!!? Your reporting was always fair … [but] your … fires story was so … unfair, even Facebook tagged it.”

 A “fact check” from Facebook carries weight.

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