Money went to news outlets such as NPR, BBC, NBC and USA Today owner Gannett, according to Columbia Journalism Review, that in some cases defended the billionaire.
Sandmann, donning his red Make America Great Again hat while speaking at the Republican National Convention, said that the 'country must unite around a president that calls the media out, and refuses to let them create a narrative instead of reporting the facts'
'Virality circuit breakers' would 'scan draft posts, detect drafts discussing the coronavirus, and suggest quality information to users or provide cues' about bad information.
The second pool would focus on getting information to inform the public rather than 'trying to create a narrative,' a former Washington Post reporter says.
'We deeply apologise to you, the editors, and the journal readership for any embarrassment or inconvenience that this may have caused,' the authors stated.