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The GDI appears to be an organisation seeking to root out disinformation with data-driven studies that compare News outlets in different countries. They then ma
by Festro 2y ago
The GDI appears to be an organisation seeking to root out disinformation with data-driven studies that compare News outlets in different countries. They then make an index/score from this that can be updated periodically. Seems pretty sensible in this day and age as long as they do so transparently.
Obviously UnHerd can and should defend themselves from this, very sensible of them to do so. I wouldn't want to take them at face value though.
It does appear that they do defend right wing conspiracies according to their 'notable stories' section on Wikipedia, including the COVID lab leak theory, anti-trans crap, and pro-Russia propagandists.
- masfuerte 2y agoGDI was founded to root out disinformation but, as the founder Clare Melford explained, they now target anything that is in their view "harmful" or "divisive". Their aim, by their own admission, is to push their world view and they are being funded by governments to do this. Regardless of UnHerd's politics, this is problematic.