CANDACE OWENS FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST USA TODAY AND FACEBOOK THIRD-PARTY FACT-CHECKERS

Firebrand conservative commentator Candace Owens says she is being targeted by fact-checkers and has filed a lawsuit against the likes of Facebook and USA Today based on some of her content being flagged on social media, according to Just The News.


Owens, no stranger to controversy, posted a video on her Twitter page and has also created a website, factcheckzuck, to solicit donations to help fund the lawsuit she decided to file against those who try to bring legitimacy to claims that may not be factual.

She is suing two defendants, USA Today and Lead Stories Fact Checker, both of which are partners with Facebook. The fact-checkers apply ratings to content and apply labels such as “false,” “misleading” or “missing context.”

“It is time to fact-check the fact-checkers,” Owens said in a video. “I think the fact-checkers are cowards. I think [Facebook CEO] Mark Zuckerberg is a coward, and I love that I am on his platform raising money to go after his fact-checkers.”

The main motivation behind her lawsuit may be due to her account being demonetized, preventing her from using the page as a source of income.

On the website, she states, “Our freedoms are being stripped away. The overlords of Big Tech are determining what Americans can and cannot say, share, like, and post. Support our legal efforts today as we fight back against Facebook’s fact-checkers, confronting those who are suppressing free speech, thought, and expression across our great country.”

According to Fox News, Owens had also said, “I decided I was not going to give up and sit down. The fact-checkers. .. they are activists for the left that shut down your speech if they don’t like it.”

My comments: This article states her main motivation in suing might be attributed to her account being demonetized. Personally, having read some of these so called fact-checker facts, I doubt that, although demonetizing someone is a good enough reason IMO.

People are now asking who checks the fact checkers however and it is not just the right asking the questions. I have seen people in this forum using so called fact checkers to make their point. It should be understood that the fact checkers are, often enough, yet another arm of the leftist media. As conservative views are attacked by the left, a one party system could easily come into effect, barring a third party candidate.

How could this possibly be good for this country?

She can glom on to one of the many other lawsuits in process... she doesn't need to have her own.

I see. So are you now in charge of who can sue or not? Your insight is amazing. not

No...not hardly. A person can sue a ham sandwich for having mustard and mayo...
But usually fund raising is not necessary when the case is good. The lawyer gets a cut from the award and everyone goes home happy (except for the defendant).
That's why I said what I said. For the legal team to require fees up front (which she is fundraising for) is a big red flag for me.

These changes in Social Media giant's behaviors are going to be very expensive for them. That part is a given. Granted it can be drug out for a while...but not forever. And some judges aren't patient...which is why most lawyers do the judge shopping routine.
Right case with the right judge with a good legal team is an art form. For the fees needing to be up front this way there's something wrong.

I will go by what you said. Now you are just window dressing and I'm not having a back and forth. Have a nice day.

I will pray for her. Remarkable woman. She is always under Leftwaffe attack. God shield her from these lunatics.

Aww, poor thing.

Get em candice.

Not at all. Unlike you, she knows the truth. The poor things are those who do not know when the future knocks on their door and they mistakenly believe things will always be just fine.

So I guess you must be poor then.

She doesn't play the victim or ask for pity. She is legitimately defending herself.
Scum media wants everything their way, all the time.

People sadly resign themselves to saying well God is in charge of everything so this mess is God's will.

I haven't said much about it here, but I ABSOLUTELY do NOT believe what has happened in the US is God's will. I believe that much of the so called church here, wants to be entertained and they do not have a clue as to how to pray that God's hand will move and the evil be pushed back.

All of these so called prophets said Trump would have a 2nd term. What about them? They are a bane on the church and they need to be called out, but what happens? They just go on to give more false prophecies and people are blinded to truth because they follow them.

I just watched this whole mess occur and people do not want to hear it, my own husband did not want to hear it, but I told him Trump was not getting in even though he did win the election. The church here is a s l e e p.

This, is not a popular message either on this forum and certainly not outside of it.

Pray for Trump because the left wants him gone forever. It's not Trump the person, it is the things he stood for. They continue to impeach him even though it is not constitutional to do so. Will Roberts refuse to preside over this travesty? I doubt it.

Good on her, i hope she wins

What exactly did she say that was fact check incorrectly?

there is a link in the op should give info on that

well I am pleased to be wrong here. He did refuse.