Just in case you needed any more evidence that Meta is a part of the fascist propaganda operation, and is a core component of the mental illness epidemic fueling fascisms resurgence.
This week, Newsmax announced it had struck a deal with Meta.
Under this agreement, Meta will “draw upon Newsmax’s significant current reporting as well as archived content across its platforms to support AI queries across Meta’s apps and devices”
The financial terms of Meta’s deal with Newsmax were not disclosed.
Newsmax is for people who believe Fox News is woke. NewsGuard, which uses journalists to rank the credibility and reliability of news outlets, gives Newsmax a 20 out of 100 .
Following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Newsmax aggressively promoted the lie that the election was stolen by Joe Biden. A judge ruled that Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems. In August 2025, Newsmax settled the suit by agreeing to pay Dominion $67 million.
Newsmax has promoted misinformation on topics beyond the 2020 election.
In 2019 and 2020, according to the Washington Post, a member of the Qatari royal family invested about $50 million in Newsmax as the network was struggling to keep up with rival Fox News. Senior leadership instructed employees to soften their coverage of Qatar and reprimanded a host for a critical comment on air.
In addition to spreading misinformation, Newsmax has also silenced criticism of Trump.
During a September 2021 interview with an Iraq War veteran, Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield abruptly cut off his guest when he started to criticize Trump over his efforts to get U.S. citizens out of Afghanistan.
Chris Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax, is a longtime friend and informal advisor of Trump. He is a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, where the pair frequently dine together
He doesn't live in the same reality the rest of us do. Like it or not, there are hordes of people who want to be just like him and believe their day is coming tomorrow, so they will gladly support him while he runs their pockets telling you with a straight face all the while that you're wrong, he's not a thief and a liar.
The further to the right side of the bell curve you end up on, the more people are going to end up missing your point - and the greater realities of things - with seeming determination. And then some people, like Zuck, are just plain psychopathic; there is zero concern or care for any other human being unless it somehow directly affects them.
You should still because it's still an issue that affects you on the daily whether you like it or not. And even if it doesn't, it still affects other people.
Nah I do agree with you. It's horrible that a shit company is being catered to another shit company.
Personally, doesn't change what I see. But indirectly this is horrible :)
14 Comments
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world · 64 pts · 17d
Just in case you needed any more evidence that Meta is a part of the fascist propaganda operation, and is a core component of the mental illness epidemic fueling fascisms resurgence.
Vosh@programming.dev · 33 pts · 17d
This week, Newsmax announced it had struck a deal with Meta.
Under this agreement, Meta will “draw upon Newsmax’s significant current reporting as well as archived content across its platforms to support AI queries across Meta’s apps and devices”
The financial terms of Meta’s deal with Newsmax were not disclosed.
Newsmax is for people who believe Fox News is woke. NewsGuard, which uses journalists to rank the credibility and reliability of news outlets, gives Newsmax a 20 out of 100 .
Following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Newsmax aggressively promoted the lie that the election was stolen by Joe Biden. A judge ruled that Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems. In August 2025, Newsmax settled the suit by agreeing to pay Dominion $67 million.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/newsmax-to-pay-67m-in-defamation-case-over-false-2020-election-claims
Newsmax has promoted misinformation on topics beyond the 2020 election.
In 2019 and 2020, according to the Washington Post, a member of the Qatari royal family invested about $50 million in Newsmax as the network was struggling to keep up with rival Fox News. Senior leadership instructed employees to soften their coverage of Qatar and reprimanded a host for a critical comment on air.
A 2021 report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate identified Newsmax as one of ten sites contributing to 69% of user interaction with climate misinformation on Facebook.
In addition to spreading misinformation, Newsmax has also silenced criticism of Trump.
During a September 2021 interview with an Iraq War veteran, Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield abruptly cut off his guest when he started to criticize Trump over his efforts to get U.S. citizens out of Afghanistan.
Stinchfield attempted to interrupt the guest, but when he continued speaking, Stinchfield shouted, “Cut him off please, cut him off NOW"
Chris Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax, is a longtime friend and informal advisor of Trump. He is a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, where the pair frequently dine together
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 17d
At first I thought it was only a meme, but now I genuinely believe Zuck is purposely trying to kill his company.
DjangoFett@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 17d
He doesn't live in the same reality the rest of us do. Like it or not, there are hordes of people who want to be just like him and believe their day is coming tomorrow, so they will gladly support him while he runs their pockets telling you with a straight face all the while that you're wrong, he's not a thief and a liar.
The further to the right side of the bell curve you end up on, the more people are going to end up missing your point - and the greater realities of things - with seeming determination. And then some people, like Zuck, are just plain psychopathic; there is zero concern or care for any other human being unless it somehow directly affects them.
Xerxos@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 17d
Okay, now they try to teach an AI how to lie and produce propaganda.
Let's see if they can produce Mecha-Hitler 2.0 - now with more desinformation!
RyanDownyJr@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 17d
If I didn't stop using Facebook years ago, I sure would be angry!
OpenHammer6677@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 17d
You should still because it's still an issue that affects you on the daily whether you like it or not. And even if it doesn't, it still affects other people.
RyanDownyJr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 16d
Nah I do agree with you. It's horrible that a shit company is being catered to another shit company. Personally, doesn't change what I see. But indirectly this is horrible :)
fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com · 0 pts · 17d
OK I'm angry, now what?
frunch@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 17d
How are your strongly-worded-letter-writing skills?
lechekaflan@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 15d
How unsurprising. Goddamn fucknerd can't wait to wear Hugo Boss just for the sweet, sweet cash.
abbiistabbii@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 15d
Zuck saw Grok's Mecha Hitler incident and went "Hold my Blood".
BlackJerseyGiant@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 17d
GIGO
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 16d
Cool… so they can fire all those useless
crisis actors”anchors/personalities”, right?