>>19931415 TYBaker
>>19931166 (PB)
>Pfizer Partner Is Top Investor in Govt-Backed 'Fact Checker'
FTA: NewsGuard, pitched to social media corporations by former Wall Street Journal publisher as a “vaccine against misinformation,” boasts French multinational advertising and public relations company Publicis Groupe as its biggest investor. Publicis represents a host of corporate and government clients including pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, whose coronavirus vaccine has been questioned by news outlets given a low rating by NewsGuard.
Publicis Groupe in USAspending.gov
$1.2 Billion dollars for all FYs with the majority coming from HHS, with the DoD being second. $203.5 million in 2022
Newsguard got a $750k +/- DoD contract in 2021 for 'misinformation fingerprints'.
https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/3199e907-4da2-ca7c-0959-40c56ad799eb-P/all
https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA864921P1569_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/11/16/pfizer-ccp-marketing-partner-is-top-investor-in-govt-backed-fact-check-network/
>>19931453 5:5
>>19931475 (me) Publicis aka names:
AQUANTIVE INC.
MMS USA HOLDINGS INC.
MSLGROUP AMERICAS INC.
ONPOINT CONSULTING INC
PLOWSHARE GROUP INC
QORVIS COMMUNICATIONS LLC
QORVIS LLC
ROSETTA LLC
ROSETTA MARKETING STRATEGIES GROUP, LLC, THE
SAPIENT CORPORATION
SAPIENT GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.
And "child" recipients. Sapient Govt. Svs. is largest child recipient with over 50% of awards.
https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/3199e907-4da2-ca7c-0959-40c56ad799eb-P/all