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Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising

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Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising

Photo caption: Claire Atkin (left) and Nandini Jammi founded the nonprofit group Check My Ads, which aims to defund disinformation online. […] Photo credit: Jon McMorran. Article by Bobby Allyn. NPR – June 9, 2022.

A nonprofit aiming to defund disinformation online that has taken money out of the pockets of several prominent far-right websites now has its sights set on its most formidable target yet: Fox News. The group, Check My Ads, is hoping the success it has had in stripping advertising dollars from right-wing provocateurs including Steve Bannon, Glenn Beck and Dan Bongino will give it momentum as it attempts to confront a powerful media empire. […]

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