Those tentacles also reach deeply into fact-checking and media literacy organizations. Typically, their goal isn’t really to check facts or help people find credible media sources. Instead, they seek to blanket the information landscape with a singular slant so that you’ll be inundated everywhere you look with one uncontested view. These groups are cross-pollinated by a handful of common benefactors—such as Google, Facebook, Craig Newmark of Craigslist, and other billionaire activists—and they validate and amplify each other’s biased work.
