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A late Christmas present for anti-Fake News activists: Politicalite, the far-right Fake News site, is finished.
Thanks to pressure on brands and donation platforms, they lost much of their revenue.
This works. Your voice matters. #StopFundingFakeNews
Thanks to pressure on brands and donation platforms, they lost much of their revenue.
This works. Your voice matters. #StopFundingFakeNews
A few quick reminders of why this win is so important for the fight against hate and Fake News.
Politicalite defended Britain First, the fascist, far-right political organisation:
Politicalite defended Britain First, the fascist, far-right political organisation:
They hosted articles from InfoWars, the alt-right conspiracy theorist website:
NEW: We are calling on @CharityCheckout to kick Unity News Network off their fundraising platform.
They are not a charity. They are a fake news site that consistently singles out George Soros and supports far-right figures.
RT to spread the word. (1/8)
They are not a charity. They are a fake news site that consistently singles out George Soros and supports far-right figures.
RT to spread the word. (1/8)
Unity News Network is a pro-UKIP propaganda site set up by Carl Pearson (son of UKIP's Lord Pearson) - and it is making waves online this general election campaign. (2/8)
theguardian.com/world/2019/mar…
theguardian.com/world/2019/mar…
UNN were instrumental in spreading a misleading story about Jo Swinson's husband personally financially benefiting from EU membership a few weeks ago.
The BBC believe the conspiracy theory was seen by up to 1.5m people. (3/8)
bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-tre…
The BBC believe the conspiracy theory was seen by up to 1.5m people. (3/8)
bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-tre…
