A \u200cgroup known for \u2063flagging online information as “misinformation” has released new reports targeting corporate \u2064tech giants that are \u2063notorious for censoring such content, even if \u2063it happens to be true. <\/p>\n

VineSight, a tech company based \u2063in Tel Aviv with offices in New York, \u2063uses artificial intelligence (AI) to scan \u2062the\u2062 internet for “toxic narratives” and \u2064”misinformation.” However, a \u2064closer look at their recent reports reveals that these so-called “toxic \u2062narratives” and “misinformation” are often conservative arguments and inconvenient truths.<\/p>\n

The \u2064clean energy report also flags statements from\u2064 human accounts\u200b as misinformation, such as\u200b “Climate advocates are hypocrites”\u200b and “[electric vehicles] \u200brepeatedly catch on fire.” It is\u200b well-known that climate advocates often \u2064engage in \u200bhypocrisy \u200cby lecturing about fossil fuels while enjoying private air travel to glamorous conferences. Additionally, there have been\u2064 incidents \u200cof\u2064 electric\u2064 vehicles, including\u200d bikes\u2062 and\u200c scooters,\u200b spontaneously combusting due to\u200b issues\u200b with lithium-ion\u200c batteries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Facebook, VineSight identifies \u2063viral topics \u200bas\u2064 misleading,\u2064 including \u200dclaims made by conservative radio host Glenn Beck that \u2063an “EV battery factory needs fossil fuels\u200d to run”\u200d and Breitbart’s assertion that “Biden’s green policies benefit China.” However, studies have shown that electric vehicles are \u200bactually worse for the environment\u2064 than gas-powered vehicles, partly due to the\u2063 pollution \u200bcaused by the production of lithium-ion \u200bbatteries<\/a>, \u200ca \u2064market dominated by\u2062 China. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to question the environmental impact of these policies.<\/p>\n

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Almost every energy-related \u2063statement flagged by VineSight as “misinformation” is either true or supported by evidence. For instance, they label a statement attributed to former \u2062President Donald Trump that went viral\u200c on \u200dTikTok, “The \u2062Green New \u200dDeal is the Destruction of Our Country,” as misinformation.\u200c However, the Green New \u2063Deal is a far-left proposal\u2062 that aims to drastically reshape the nation’s economy and power grid \u2064in favor of addressing climate \u2062change, and\u200d its implementation in \u2064California has already resulted in frequent blackouts \u200cand strict\u200d water usage \u2064rules.<\/p>\n
[READ:\u200b[READ:Welcome To The Green New Deal, California<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n
VineSight’s reports on climate change and voter fraud \u2062follow a similar pattern. Their climate change report\u200c identifies topics like “climate change is a hoax” and \u2064”there is no climate\u200d crisis” as examples \u2064of \u2063viral misinformation. \u2063However, a Nobel Prize-winning\u2064 scientist and over 1,600 other scientists have signed a declaration stating that there is no climate emergency. The declaration emphasizes the need for less politicization of climate science \u2064and more scientific analysis of climate policies.<\/p>\n
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Another topic dismissed \u2064as disinformation \u200bby VineSight is \u2064”China opens a new coal transportation \u200bnetwork.” \u2064However, National Public Radio (NPR) published a headline in \u2064March stating, “China is building six times more new coal plants than other\u2064 countries, report\u200b finds.”<\/p>\n
In a press release, VineSight celebrates\u2063 their updated disinformation technology, which\u2064 not\u2063 only identifies and alerts organizations to disinformation attacks\u2064 but also helps \u2062mitigate, counter-message, takedown, \u200cor label content\u200c before it harms a company’s reputation and business.\u200c They proudly state that their premier \u2062solution \u2064is used by major Fortune\u200d 500 \u2063brands, political campaigns, and other causes \u200cworldwide.<\/p>\n
The press release also reveals\u2063 that VineSight shares its reports with major tech \u2063platforms to flag posts\u200b for censorship, in accordance with the platforms’ terms of service. The \u200ccompany openly expresses concerns \u2064about “disinformation” affecting\u2064 election outcomes \u2063and threatening democracy.<\/p>\n
VineSight’s “tracking report” on voter fraud categorizes conservative themes related<\/a> to election integrity \u2062as “viral misinformation and toxic narratives.” Examples \u200cinclude “allowing illegal immigrants to vote is an insult to Americans” and “MAGA\u200c movement was able to make election fraud a top voters \u2062issue.” However, there is evidence \u200cof\u2063 Democrats manipulating the 2020\u200b election \u200bthrough the expansion of mail-in voting and the collaboration between Big Tech, the \u2062media,\u200c and local government \u200belection offices. These actions\u2062 have been extensively documented.<\/p>\n
As \u200cthe upcoming election approaches, former President Donald Trump, now \u200ca front-runner for the Republican nomination, faces numerous felony indictments.\u2062 He has been issued\u200c a gag order that restricts him \u2062from campaigning against his top political \u2062opponent: the federal government. This order prevents him from \u200ddefending himself against attacks and interferes with \u200dhis \u2064ability to participate in the democratic \u200dprocess. VineSight dismisses these \u2062concerns as \u200d”misinformation.”<\/p>\n
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S\u200b its role in combating “misinformation” and toxic narratives on the internet. However, their definition of misinformation\u200b seems to align closely with narratives and arguments \u200cthat they disagree with, particularly those coming from conservative sources. This raises concerns about the objectivity and\u2064 accuracy of their reports.<\/p>\n
One example \u2062of their questionable \u2062categorization is their report \u2064on clean energy. \u2064They label \u2062a statement\u2063 that \u200dChina emits the most CO2 as misinformation, despite the fact that it is a\u2064 verifiable fact. China has been the\u2063 largest producer of carbon dioxide emissions for nearly two decades. \u200cSimilarly, they \u2064flag statements such\u200b as “Climate \u200cadvocates are hypocrites” and “[electric vehicles] repeatedly \u200ccatch on\u200d fire” \u2064as misinformation. However, there have\u2062 been instances of\u2063 climate advocates \u2064engaging in hypocrisy and electric vehicles experiencing battery-related issues. These \u2064are valid points that should be open for discussion and\u200b analysis.<\/p>\n
On Facebook, \u2062VineSight identifies viral\u2062 topics as misleading, including claims made by conservative radio host Glenn Beck and Breitbart about the environmental impact of certain policies. However, \u2063studies have shown that \u2064electric \u2062vehicles can have \u200ba negative \u2063environmental impact due to the \u2064pollution caused by lithium-ion battery production<\/a>, a market dominated \u200dby China.\u2062 Therefore, questioning the environmental \u2064impact \u200dof \u200bthese policies is\u200d not unreasonable.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, VineSight categorizes\u200c statements attributed to former President Donald Trump, such \u200das “The Green\u200b New Deal is the Destruction of Our Country,” \u2062as misinformation. However, the Green \u200dNew\u2063 Deal \u200dis a proposal that aims to reshape the economy and power grid\u200d in favor\u200c of addressing climate change. Its implementation in California has already \u200cresulted in \u2063issues such as frequent\u200b blackouts and strict water usage\u200c rules. These are valid concerns that\u2063 should be taken\u2062 into \u200dconsideration.<\/p>\n
VineSight’s \u200breports\u2063 on climate change and \u200bvoter fraud also\u2064 raise questions. They\u2062 categorize statements such as “climate change is a hoax” and “there is\u2064 no climate crisis” as viral misinformation. However, a Nobel\u200c Prize-winning \u2062scientist and over 1,600 other\u2062 scientists have signed\u200c a declaration stating that there is no climate emergency. This highlights \u200dthe need for a\u2063 less politicized approach to climate\u200b science and a focus on rigorous scientific analysis of climate policies.<\/p>\n
Another topic\u2064 dismissed\u2062 as\u2064 disinformation by VineSight is the claim that China is opening a new coal transportation network. However, NPR published \u2063a headline stating that China is \u200cbuilding six times more new coal plants than other \u2064countries. This indicates that there is\u200d a\u2064 legitimate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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