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On May 26th, Twitter added a “fact check” label to a pair of tweets from President Trump expressing widely-held concerns about mail-in ballots increasing the risk of voter fraud. The “fact check” link, which urged users to “get the facts about mail-in ballots,” directed users to a Twitter “moment” — a collection of links and tweets, handpicked by Twitter employees. … [Read more...] about Ted Cruz Calls for Criminal Investigation of Twitter for Potentially Violating Sanctions Against Iran

“Over a month ago, I sent a letter to Twitter, along with several other senators asking them to explain why they continue to provide a platform for the Ayatollah Khomeini,” Cruz outlined.” The United States Congress has passed a law making it a criminal offense to facilitate the oppression of the Iranian regime, the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Twitter sent back a letter that essentially said their company policy was to allow as much discussion as possible, and they apparently believe they are exempt from the criminal laws of this country. And so today, I asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation. Those sanction laws are designed to stop U.S. companies from facilitating Iranian terror. And Stu, the irony of this is that at the same time Twitter, that Jack Dorsey is publishing worldwide the anti-semitic threats of violence from the Ayatollah Khomeini, Jack Dorsey is also trying to censor the President of the United States. He’s … [Read more...] about Cruz: Twitter Silencing ‘Genuine Political Speech by Americans While Facilitating Terroristic Threats by Iran’

All three governments are pushing the message that the virus originated in the United States and not Wuhan, China, according to a State Department report obtained by Politico. The report, which is not public, suggested China and Russia’s disinformation campaign began to coalesce around February. … [Read more...] about Russia, China, Iran Acting In Tandem To Paint COVID-19 As An American Bioweapon, State Dept Report Suggests

Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to shift legal protections social media companies have to shield against liability for content posted on their platforms. Under the controversial new order, the FCC would instead determine how Twitter would be regulated. … [Read more...] about Cruz calls for criminal investigation into Twitter for violating US sanctions on Iran

By having greater command and control over the hospital system, Canadian health authorities slowed the initial spread of coronavirus. As a result, the death rate per capita is substantially lower in Canada, 182 deaths per 1 million population, than in the U.S. at 302 deaths per 1 million population. The U.S. coronavirus infection rate of 5,235 cases per 1 million population is more than double the infection rate in Canada of 2,305 cases per 1 million population. … [Read more...] about Shuttered Canada-US border highlights different approaches to the pandemic – and differences between the 2 countries