Raheem Kassam

I cannot say that I trust Mark Zuckerberg. I cannot even say that I trust his new so-called Republican apparatus. But what I will say is that since 2020, we have been deconstructing what this fact-check regime actually looks like inside Facebook. who they use as fact checkers, you know, right down to who the individual people are who are doing the so-called fact checks.

I cannot say that I trust Mark Zuckerberg. I cannot even say that I trust his new so-called Republican apparatus. But what I will say is that since 2020, we have been deconstructing what this fact-check regime actually looks like inside Facebook. who they use as fact checkers, you know, right down to who the individual people are who are doing the so-called fact checks.

And we had a great deal of, well, you know this, Andrew, you know, we at the National Pulse, we don't spend a lot of money on marketing and PR and, you know, going on Fox News or whatever pumping up our stories, but we do that quiet, diligent, hard work behind the scenes.

And we had a great deal of, well, you know this, Andrew, you know, we at the National Pulse, we don't spend a lot of money on marketing and PR and, you know, going on Fox News or whatever pumping up our stories, but we do that quiet, diligent, hard work behind the scenes.

And what it led to was one of these fact checkers by the name of Lead Stories actually having to remove some of their staff because we outed them as being Democrat donors, outright Democrat activists. And indeed, lead stories themselves had signed to work with the Chinese Communist Party's TikTok app a couple of years ago. So we've been chipping away and chipping away at this for quite some time.

And what it led to was one of these fact checkers by the name of Lead Stories actually having to remove some of their staff because we outed them as being Democrat donors, outright Democrat activists. And indeed, lead stories themselves had signed to work with the Chinese Communist Party's TikTok app a couple of years ago. So we've been chipping away and chipping away at this for quite some time.

And so in counterbalance... to my skepticism, my cynicism, and perhaps my negativity over Mark Zuckerberg, I do think we are starting to make the right inroads. And this is a development that shows you that. The fact-checking regimen at Meta, at Facebook, and by the way, it's not just them, but it's a huge platform that lots of people still use, has been so opaque. It has lacked transparency.

And so in counterbalance... to my skepticism, my cynicism, and perhaps my negativity over Mark Zuckerberg, I do think we are starting to make the right inroads. And this is a development that shows you that. The fact-checking regimen at Meta, at Facebook, and by the way, it's not just them, but it's a huge platform that lots of people still use, has been so opaque. It has lacked transparency.

And we've tried to shine a light on who these people are and what their so-called fact checks do. I'm delighted that we're moving to a more community-based, like a community note system like X or Twitter has. But let's see how it actually is implemented because the devil, once again, will be in the detail.

And we've tried to shine a light on who these people are and what their so-called fact checks do. I'm delighted that we're moving to a more community-based, like a community note system like X or Twitter has. But let's see how it actually is implemented because the devil, once again, will be in the detail.

It's a huge question. And in the very few hours that we've had since the Zuckerberg announcement this morning, these are the type of questions that we're mulling over that we're trying to figure out the answers to. Of course, European members of parliament, the European Commission, all of these bureaucrats and the entire vast operation that has worked for so long to try and tamp down

It's a huge question. And in the very few hours that we've had since the Zuckerberg announcement this morning, these are the type of questions that we're mulling over that we're trying to figure out the answers to. Of course, European members of parliament, the European Commission, all of these bureaucrats and the entire vast operation that has worked for so long to try and tamp down

on people's free speech. They will absolutely be having a freak out right now. There's no doubt about it. I worked in Brussels. I worked in Strasbourg. I know all of these people very well. They will be in a full on meltdown over the fact that ordinary people might get to say what they think once again.

on people's free speech. They will absolutely be having a freak out right now. There's no doubt about it. I worked in Brussels. I worked in Strasbourg. I know all of these people very well. They will be in a full on meltdown over the fact that ordinary people might get to say what they think once again.

you know, without being tamped down on, without their accounts being deleted, restricted, suspended, all of the things that have happened to me, by the way.

you know, without being tamped down on, without their accounts being deleted, restricted, suspended, all of the things that have happened to me, by the way.

The irony is just last week, I got three strikes in a row on my Facebook page telling me that I'm about to lose it because, you know, some fact checker may have been lead stories, may have been another one that they use, disagreed with my framing of a story in some way, shape or form. So I look forward to the end of that regime, but the Brussels apparatus, the Davos apparatus certainly won't.

The irony is just last week, I got three strikes in a row on my Facebook page telling me that I'm about to lose it because, you know, some fact checker may have been lead stories, may have been another one that they use, disagreed with my framing of a story in some way, shape or form. So I look forward to the end of that regime, but the Brussels apparatus, the Davos apparatus certainly won't.

As it pertains specifically to the United Kingdom, look, if I were in the UK today, I suspect I would already be behind bars for some of the things that I share on social media. It's not a joke. I am not putting my tongue in my cheek when I say that. I'm not exaggerating. I truly believe that to be the case. Whenever I talk to people back home, they tend to agree with me.

As it pertains specifically to the United Kingdom, look, if I were in the UK today, I suspect I would already be behind bars for some of the things that I share on social media. It's not a joke. I am not putting my tongue in my cheek when I say that. I'm not exaggerating. I truly believe that to be the case. Whenever I talk to people back home, they tend to agree with me.