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There is a reason they engaged fact checking companies to do what they do when it comes to some stories on the site. If you are surprised that they are actuall

• rlanday 6y ago
  But this is not a decision they made based on anything their fact-checkers told them. This is a decision they’re making before they get the results of the fact check. Andy Stone did eventually follow up with a clarification: > This is part of our standard process to reduce the spread of misinformation. We temporarily reduce distribution pending fact-checker review. So apparently this is a standard process, but the process is kind of ironic in that it claims to farm out this decision to a neutral-as-possible third-party, when really they first have to make a preliminary decision internally.