By Fanny Potkin and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Armed with laptops, three dozen journalists and fact-checkers braced for battle before a live debate between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his challenger, Prabowo Subianto. With two giant screens displaying television network feeds in front of them, the keyboard warriors split into six groups, each responsible for fact-checking a segment of the debate. For nearly three hours, their eyes barely left their screens as they attempted to verify candidates' comments in real time: allegations about corruption, statistics on the country's Muslim population, boasts, and even personal anecdotes. They and other fact-checkers are fighting a running battle against fake news and propaganda ahead of an April 17 election in the world's third-biggest democracy. Election monitors are worried that the flow of misinformation stoking ethnic and religious divides could undermine electoral bodies and even raise social tensions. The … [Read more...] about Fact-checkers vs. hoax peddlers: a fake news battle ahead of Indonesia’s election
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DealBook Briefing: Inside Trump and Deutsche Bank’s Checkered History
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper DealBook | DealBook Briefing: Inside Trump and Deutsche Bank’s Checkered History Advertisement DealBook Supported by March 19, 2019 Good Tuesday morning. (Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here .) Trump and Deutsche Bank’s cozy tie-up President Trump has long enjoyed the backing of one major lender: Deutsche Bank. David Enrich of the NYT has taken a deep look into their often turbulent relationship — which is now under investigation by prosecutors and Congress. Deutsche Bank courted Mr. Trump when no one else would. He had already gone bankrupt, and no Wall Street lender would back him. But bankers at Deutsche like Mike Offit and Justin Kennedy (the son of Justice Anthony Kennedy) lent him millions. Mr. Trump rewarded some bankers, after some prompting, with a trip to his Mar-a-Lago resort. … [Read more...] about DealBook Briefing: Inside Trump and Deutsche Bank’s Checkered History
Washington Post fact checker hits back at Trump for bashing the column
Media The Washington Post's fact checker hit back at Donald Trump on Tuesday after the president criticized the newspaper's truth-squad column as being "only for the Democrats." "The Washington Post is a Fact Checker only for the Democrats," Trump tweeted. "For the Republicans, and for your all time favorite President, it is a Fake Fact Checker!"Story Continued Below Glenn Kessler, the Post's fact-checker columnist, responded in a tweet that Trump has in the past cited his team's work when it plays to his advantage. "Reminder: Trump cites the @washingtonpost Fact Checker when we give Pinocchios to Democrats," Kessler tweeted. The Washington Post uses a scale of one to four “Pinocchios” to rate false statements, with four-Pinocchio statements considered the falsest "whoppers." In mid-December, the paper created a new category inspired by the president called the "bottomless Pinocchio." The president has in the past tweeted about the Post's fact checker, including in 2013 … [Read more...] about Washington Post fact checker hits back at Trump for bashing the column
Why Entrepreneurs in 2019 Should Play the ‘Chess’ Version of Taxes, Not the ‘Checkers’ One
Before embarking on this year's game of taxes, review your strategy so that every transaction puts money back into your pocket. Tom Wheelwright Published 10:30 am CST, Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Photo: Pattanaphong Khuankaew | EyeEm | Getty Images Photo: Pattanaphong Khuankaew | EyeEm | Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Pattanaphong Khuankaew | EyeEm | Getty Images Why Entrepreneurs in 2019 Should Play the 'Chess' Version of Taxes, Not the 'Checkers' One 1 / 1 Back to Gallery This new year is the perfect time for entrepreneurs to revise their tax strategy: Strategic changes you make in 2019 could potentially result in millions in tax … [Read more...] about Why Entrepreneurs in 2019 Should Play the ‘Chess’ Version of Taxes, Not the ‘Checkers’ One
Will Smith teaches F1 champion Lewis Hamilton the trick to checkered flag waving in a hysterical new video
Lewis Hamilton has been taught how to wave a checkered flag by Will Smith. Smith claimed he developed a specific technique where you flick the “hand first and the knee follows.” Hamilton and Smith have been inseparable behind-the-scenes at recent Formula 1 events. Hollywood funnyman Smith even kidnapped Hamilton and tied him to a chair in a viral Twitter prank last year, because he wanted to race the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix himself. Of course, Hamilton raced the grand prix – and won – but who was there to wave the checkered flag? Smith, of course. Perhaps Smith developed his technique there and then. Will Smith has been teaching Lewis Hamilton the trick to waving the checkered flag, and it appears the five-time Formula 1 champion is a fast learner. The 2019 F1 world championship begins at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 17 and to prepare for the gruelling season ahead, Hamilton has already been recorded on video … [Read more...] about Will Smith teaches F1 champion Lewis Hamilton the trick to checkered flag waving in a hysterical new video