[rpmisms]

The CIA is an organization that specializes in destabilizing governments. That's how it's weird.

[rbanffy]

The CIA destabilises (not only - it also props up some) foreign governments to further US interests. In the US it's the FBI's job to thwart the efforts of foreign governments (who support these outlets directly and indirectly) to manipulate US elections to their interests (which might or not align with the interests of Americans).

All the big ones play this game with everyone eles.

Trust me. I grew up in a US-made military dictatorship because the US didn't like the idea of a less US-aligned democratic government.

[rpmisms]

I'm fully aware that this is how statecraft works. It's still disturbing to see CIA influence on a US-centric "fact-checking" organization.

[rbanffy]

I take it as a sign the CIA believes some "news" outlets in the US are fronts for foreign threats and at least part of their command structure is outside FBI's jurisdiction.

Or just that someone decided to hire a seemingly competent intelligence officer for a fact-checking organisation.

[rpmisms]

Interesting. My answer would not be "trust the CIA and whatever they're doing".

[rbanffy]

I certainly shouldn't, as I am not American and don't live in the US, but I can trust that they'll do whatever is best for the US, even if it's unreasonably sadistic and murderous for, say, Chileans of the 1970's.