The vast majority of people who responded to our latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com do not want third parties filtering their information. In one of the most overwhelming votes among our polls, 98% said “hands off” when asked if they want the government and/or social media to “curate” their information. Facebook, Twitter, Google and the […]
On the 70th anniversary of Orwell’s death: The danger of third parties “curating” and “fact checking” our info
It is a dangerous practice: Government, corporations, universities, news outlets and “experts” curating our information so that we cannot access, see or believe that which they determine we should not access, see or believe. If anyone had suggested to Orwell, or the American founders, that we would invite this sort of manipulation and control of […]
Uncovering the “secret door” to free tax filing
The following is a transcript of my investigation into the free filing program offered by the Internal Revenue Service on “Full Measure.” Watch the video by clicking the link at the end of the page. Earlier this year, The IRS announced new changes in a program that was supposed to provide free tax preparation to […]
WATCH: Following the Big Tech lobbying money
The following is a transcript of Lisa Fletcher’s investigation story into big tech’s lobbying efforts to protect their interests, appearing on “Full Measure.” Watch the video by clicking on the link at the end of the page. Four major tech companies run the web-based world. But the reach of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple goes […]
Google under investigation in nearly every state
Forty-eight states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico have launched joint investigations into Google for alleged violations of antitrust law. Attorney Generals in Texas and Washington, D.C. are leading the way in the probe honing in on Google’s dominance as an internet search engine and advertiser. We have 50 attorneys general from across the nation who […]
Democrat presidential candidate Gabbard sues Google, alleges election meddling
There’s more reason to question whether the big tech companies are putting their thumb on the scale or even meddling when it comes to U.S. elections. New allegations and a federal lawsuit come from the presidential campaign of Democrat Tulsi Gabbard. According to Gabbard, in the immediate hours after the first Democratic Presidential debate on […]
DOJ ready to investigate politically-connected Google
Multiple news reports state that the Department of Justice is planning an antitrust investigation into the world’s most popular search engine: Google. Google has been under scrutiny for allegedly skewing its results, often to favor liberal interests and to the detriment of conservative interests. Google has denied those claims. Google is a subsidiary of the […]
Fact Check: Slate.com Vaccines-Autism Claims
A recent Slate.com article took on Google’s decision to develop new search engine algorithms to filter out what it views as “inaccurate” websites. The authors are David Weinberger, a senior researcher at Harvard’s Berkman Center, and Dan Gillmor of Arizona State University and author of Mediactive. The authors chose to begin their article using the example of the vaccine-autism controversy. […]
