GRAND RAPIDS, MI – I remember the first time I was eligible to vote for president and doing my homework on the candidates, including watching the debates.
Prior to the debate, there was a ton of political mail, volunteers knocking on the door and TV commercials. I was eager to see the candidates live and hear how thoughtful and comprehensive their responses were, including how to pay for all the things promised.
Donald Trump’s social media operation appears to be facing significant money problems just as it lost a bid to obtain a trademark.
A major web-hosting operator claims Trump’s Truth Social owes some $1.6 million in contractually obligated payments, reports Fox Business — an allegation suggesting Truth Social’s finances are in “significant disarray.”
RightForge, a key Truth Social vendor and creditor, announced in October that it would host Truth Social and operate its web system. But now it claims Truth Social made only three monthly payments for the work and is threatening legal action, according to Fox Business.
Neither Truth Social nor RightForge CEO Martin Avila would discuss details, Fox reported.
In another setback this month, Truth Social’s application for a trademark…
A video posted on Facebook claims that Leeds city centre now has traffic cameras that “capture faces”.
But a spokesperson for Leeds City Council confirmed that this is not true.
The video, which has 5,000 shares on Facebook and originally appeared on TikTok, shows footage of streets in Leeds city centre. Text on top of the video says: “15 minute cities are coming”.
The “15 minute city” refers to an urban planning concept where all necessary amenities are within a 15 minute walk or cycle of people’s homes.
Full Fact has previously written about many false claims that relate to 15 minute cites as part of our work countering misinformation online.
We have also fact checked claims relating to personal data, including that Asda self-service checkouts…
Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
Parler LLC failed to convince a judge to order Amazon.com Inc. to immediately resume hosting the social media platform popular with conservatives, leaving it hobbled while it relies on a Russian-owned service for a bare-bones web presence.
Thursday’s ruling is a significant blow for the site that found its niche as a voice for aggrieved Donald Trump supporters and right-wing dialog. It’s a victory for critics including Amazon who say Parler has…