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Improve The News is a free news aggregator and news analysis site developed by a group of researchers at MIT and elsewhere to improve your access to trustworthy news. Many website algorithms push you (for ad revenue) into a filter bubble by reinforcing the narratives you impulse-click on. By understanding other people’s arguments, you understand why they do what they do – and have a better chance of persuading them. **What's establishment bias?** The establishment view is what all big parties and powers agree on, which varies between countries and over time. For example, the old establishment view that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote was successfully challenged. ITN makes it easy for you to compare the perspectives of the pro-establishment mainstream media with those of smaller establishment-critical news outlets that you won’t find in most other news aggregators. This Magazine/Community is not affiliated with Improve The News and is an unofficial repository of the information posted there.


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  • Conservative news website The Gateway Pundit has declared bankruptcy as it fights multiple lawsuits over its claims questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 US presidential election. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)
  • Founder Jim Hoft announced on the website Wednesday that The Gateway Pundit's parent company, TGP Communications, decided to seek Chapter 11 protection in the Southern District of Florida due to alleged "progressive liberal lawfare attacks" against the outlet. The Gateway Pundit
  • Two Georgia poll workers — Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss — sued the St. Louis-based site in 2021 after the website accused them of illegally counting ballots in the 2020 election, claiming that the accusations were defamatory and caused them emotional distress. STLtoday.com
  • The plaintiffs recently won a $148M defamation verdict against Rudy Giuliani, who himself claimed that The Gateway Pundit was "patient zero" in the accusations against the workers. STLtoday.com
  • TGP Communications said it has between $500K and $1M in assets. It's also one of several pro-Trump outlets facing lawsuits from election technology companies Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems, with the latter having won a $787M settlement from Fox News. CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)
  • Hoft said that the Chapter 11 filing, which pauses lawsuits against debtors, was not an admission of guilt, but rather a "common tool for reorganization." The Gateway Pundit will continue publishing during its bankruptcy. US News & World Report

Anti-Trump narrative:

  • The Gateway Pundit was one of many right-wing outlets that peddled lies and conspiracy theories on behalf of Donald Trump, and it is facing repercussions for its continued lying. The outlet has been a fixture of the conspiratorial right for many years, but it went a bridge too far after the 2020 election, defaming poll workers and Dominion Voting Systems. As a news outlet, The Gateway Pundit cannot peddle lies about individuals and companies without facing lawsuits. They are simply getting what they signed up for.
    NPR ONLINE NEWS (LR: 3 CP: 5)

Pro-Trump narrative:

  • The double standard against pro-Trump media outlets and figures is on display yet again as Jim Hoft and The Gateway Pundit get buried by left-wing lawfare. It is especially concerning to see hit pieces coming from "news" websites like NPR and CNN, which pushed the Russiagate hoax for years with impunity. Like many other independent outlets on the right, The Gateway Pundit is facing an onslaught from the left-leaning establishment for challenging the mainstream agenda. This injustice must end.
    JEFF CLARK ON X

Nerd narrative:

  • There’s a 50% chance that Trump would win a 2024 presidential election matchup with Biden, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
    METACULUS (LR: 3 CP: 3)
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