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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/group-aiming-to-defund-disinformation-tries-to-drain-fox-news-of-online-advertising-2/
- Published: 2022-06-12T09:45:47-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org Related articles: The activist who got advertisers to dump Breitbart is coming for other extremist sites – Protocol To fight disinformation, follow the money—and the ads – Fast Company Check My Ads makes it easy to defund Fox News online – Boing Boing