Microsoft has dropped NewsGuard, a left-wing fact checking organization they partnered with that has helped the advertising industry justify blacklists for independent conservative media sites such as ZeroHedge.
The move came after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) began investigating Microsoft for funding the online “media literacy” censorship tool created by NewsGuard to help guide “learners of all ages through the overwhelming landscape of online news and information.”
Now we come to find out that NewsGuard was funded by USAID…
In July of 2024, @SarahEKomar wrote a hit piece on me for @NewsGuardRating
In January of 2025 we learned that NewsGuard received nearly 3 quarter million dollars from the DOD courtesy of USAID.
Receipts below. pic.twitter.com/CRjPgWuFvi
— Tim Sharp 🍊 🍊 🇺🇸 (@realtimsharp) February 5, 2025
In response to Cruz, Microsoft claims their support of NewsGuard was limited to a one-time donation in 2018, and said it had asked NewsGuard to remove a claim on its website that read “NewsGuard’s Media Literacy Programs are made possible thanks to generous support from Microsoft,” Newsmax reports, citing a Senate Commerce Committee spokesperson. […]
— Read More: www.zerohedge.com
