{"id":1874375,"date":"2023-03-10T18:57:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T23:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-calls-for-congress-investigation-into-media-watchdog-newsguard\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T18:57:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T23:57:32","slug":"gaetz-calls-for-congress-investigation-into-media-watchdog-newsguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-calls-for-congress-investigation-into-media-watchdog-newsguard\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz calls for Congress investigation into media watchdog NewsGuard"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgaetz-calls-for-congress-investigation-into-media-watchdog-newsguard%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1874375&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> <br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Saul Loeb\u2013Pool\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN Deven Berryhill<br \/>UPDATED 3:30 PM PT \u2013 Friday, March 10, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Federal Government Weaponization met at the request Congressman Matt Gaetz in order to investigate the unfair practices of NewsGuard media watchdog.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s testimony was presented by Gaetz (Republican from Florida) before the panel. He stated that he condemned NewsGuard&#8217;s practices.  <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;But what you&#8217;re describing now is literally the directing of revenue to certain media companies over other media companies, designed and implemented with U.S. government funding and support,&#8221; said Gaetz.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/localimages\/twitter-minimal.jpg640bc3d415137.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsGuardRating?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NewsGuardRating<\/a> It is a U.S. government-backed organization that literally drives ad revenues away from media firms to other media businesses that are considered more &#8220;favorable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Weaponization?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Weaponization<\/a> Subcommittee must investigate NewsGuard <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUlUhwkIC6\">pic.twitter.com\/dUlUhwkIC6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1633914612759289856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to the Press Gazette, NewsGuard has predominantly generated revenue by licensing its reports and data for brand safety purposes \u2013 for example, the creation of lists of sites on which companies can advertise without needing to worry about appearing alongside inaccurate content.<\/p>\n<p>Two well-known figures were asked by Congressman Gaetz. &#8220;Twitter Files&#8221; NewsGuard could have illegal practices against authors<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u00a0&#8220;We learned Twitter,\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0Google\u00a0and other companies developed a formal system for taking in moderation requests from every corner of government, from the FBI, the DHS, the HHS, DOD, the Global Engagement Center at State, even the CIA,&#8221; said Matt Taibbi, former\u00a0Rolling Stone\u00a0editor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another author of Twitter Files, Michael Shellenberger, identified this new industry as NewsGuard. &#8220;censorship-industrial complex.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Florida congressman, John Flores, was most concerned that NewsGuard and other companies were engaging in unfair practices while being paid for by taxpayers from the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The directing of revenue to certain media companies over other media companies designed and implemented with U.S. government funding and support,&#8221; The Republican said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/gaetz-calls-for-congress-investigation-into-media-watchdog-newsguard\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gaetz-calls-for-congress-investigation-into-media-watchdog-newsguard\">Gaetz demands that Congress investigate NewsGuard media watchdog<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Saul Loeb\u2013Pool\/Getty Images OAN Deven BerryhillUPDATED 3:30 PM PT \u2013 Friday, March 10, 2023 The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Federal Government Weaponization met at the request Congressman Matt Gaetz in order to investigate the unfair practices of NewsGuard media watchdog. 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