(2022-08-08). Most of the "Fact-checking" Organizations Facebook Uses in Ukraine Are Directly Funded by Washington. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Mcleod — Aug 2, 2022 | Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the US government, either through the US Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED). | In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook's official name) announced it had
(2022-08-08). CDC, Reuters suppress warnings about airborne transmission of monkeypox. wsws.org In a "fact check" article published by Reuters, the news outlet claims that social media posts exposing unexplained changes made in late May to the CDC's guidelines on monkeypox, are "missing the context" of the changes.
(2022-08-08). US Sanctions are Blocking Life-Saving Relief to Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques A firefighter near the ongoing Matanzas fire (Photo via David Ramírez àÅlvarez on Twitter) A fire in a Cuban oil storage facility has killed, injured, and displaced Cubans and exacerbated the country's energy crisis. Crucial aid efforts have been impeded by US sanctions On August 5, a major oil storage facility was struck by…
(2022-08-07). 'You are wrong', Chinese FM spokesperson posts 8 tweets in a row rebuking U.S. claims of China's 'overreaction' to Pelosi's Taiwan visit. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying on Sunday posted eight tweets in a row on Twitter in a powerful rejection of U.S. claims of China "overreacting" to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative trip to the island of Taiwan.
(2022-08-08). Nicolás Maduro invita a su homólogo Gustavo Petro a "reconstruir la hermandad" entre Venezuela y Colombia. cubadebate.cu El pasado domingo, al finalizar la toma de posesión del presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, el mandatario venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, lo felicitó por su investidura en un video difundido en su cuenta de Twitter, y lo convocó a "reconstruir la hermandad" entre ambos países sobre la base del respeto y el amor.
(2022-08-08). Technology, Social Media Help Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs. transcend.org 3 Aug 2022 – Human beings produce innumerable practical inventions while often making the worst use of them. How criminal groups heavily rely on digital platforms to trap and enslave their victims also for extracting and selling their organs.
(2022-08-08). Delegaciones de Cuba y Noruega sostienen encuentro con firmantes del Acuerdo Final de Paz de Colombia. cubadebate.cu Cuba, junto a representantes de Noruega, en su condición de países garantes del Acuerdo Final de Paz con las FARC-EP, sostuvieron este lunes un fructífero encuentro con firmantes de dicho acuerdo, informa el canciller cubano Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla en su cuenta de Twitter. El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores ratificó la posición de Cuba.
(2022-08-07). Casualties Reported After Powerful Attack On Turkish Base In Syria's Aleppo. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On August 7, a powerful attack with indirect fire targeted a large base of the Turkish military located near the town of Kaljibrin in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The base was targeted with at least ten projectiles, which were fired from a nearby area that is jointly held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government forces. Several Turkish service members were reportedly wounded or killed as the result of the attack. The base's mai…