Jennifer Newstead, currently serving as legal adviser to the US State Department, is joining Facebook as its new general counsel. Newstead is known as co-author and passionate advocate of the controversial USA PATRIOT Act. Meanwhile Facebook has launched “CheckYourFact.com,” associated with the George Soros and State Dept. funded Poynter Institute which purports to be an “objective” fact-checking body.
More From The Author:
Ben Swann ON: Obamas Go To Hollywood Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle reportedly sealed a deal with the streaming service Netflix last year. Now ESPN, MTV and FX veterans are expected to join Obama’s new production team. RT America’s Manila Chan chats with...
Has U.S. Foreign Policy Created The Migrant Crisis in Honduras? A crowd of nearly 7,000 migrants are moving from Honduras, currently in Mexico and on their way to the U.S. border. President Trump says he will not allow them in and the situation is once again becoming a huge political...
U.S. and Israeli Governments Partly Behind Facebook Censorship? Are the U.S. and Israeli governments helping to dictate which pages are purged from Facebook and social media? Could that explain why Venezuelan news channel Telesur has been removed from the site?...
Reality Check: Major Corporations Influencing Gun Control? Major institutions across the U.S. are taking a stand in the debate over gun control. Many gun control advocates believe this is a great move by American corporations. But what does it mean when corporations are punishing customers for behavior...
EU Replacing U.S. as Global Leader After Trump Leaves Iran Deal? “The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker says the the EU needs to replace the U.S. as a global superpower because President Trump has announced that the U.S. will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. But is he...