These Two Newsrooms Are Fighting Fascism Every Day — So Can You
By adding these tools to your fact-spreading toolbelt, you can easily take action to uplift pro-democracy information every day.
Two digital-first newsrooms are pushing back against the tidal wave of low-quality information in our social media feeds. NowThis Impact and More Perfect Union are providing fact-based reporting on corporate abuse, disinformation, economic policy, and authoritarian power grabs on the platforms where millions get their news—Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Over 60% of influencers admit they don’t fact check the information they share before posting it. And yet, 1 in 5 U.S. adults now gets their news from these influencers. It’s possible that millions of Americans are making sense of the world based on a media diet consisting of entirely false information.
More Perfect Union and NowThis Impact are creating high-integrity journalism in formats optimized for social media—the very platforms where misinformation spreads fastest. It’s your role as a fact warrior to fight fascism by diluting propaganda. Add these two outlets to your feeds. Then repost everything they produce.
More Perfect Union
Ownership & Funding: More Perfect Union is a progressive media nonprofit launched by Faiz Shakir, Bernie Sanders’s former campaign manager. It’s funded primarily by small donors and labor-aligned foundations.
What They Do: More Perfect Union produces punchy, highly shareable video journalism that investigates corporate greed, government wrongdoing, union busting, and economic inequality. From exposing Amazon’s union-busting tactics to highlighting grassroots labor wins, MPU makes complex economic issues understandable and urgent — especially for younger audiences on TikTok and Instagram.
Credibility: Rated as factually reliable and advocacy-based, their reporting is grounded in documentation and transparency. They remain committed to factual integrity and pro-worker accountability.
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NowThis Impact
Ownership & Funding: NowThis was once part of Vox Media and Vox still maintains a minority ownership position in the company. In 2023, NowThis became an independent outlet with a boost in funding from Accelerate Change, a nonprofit digital media lab. The union-represented staff has noted that the new setup includes regular Editorial Review Committee meetings and governance structures to preserve independence and accountability.
What They Do: NowThis Impact uses short-form video to explain policies, social movements, and injustices in ways that resonate with Gen Z and millennial audiences. Their content often pairs direct action resources with explanatory journalism — helping viewers become engaged citizens, not passive consumers.
Credibility: Independent fact-checkers consistently rate their reporting as accurate. NowThis cites sources, contextualizes policy, and uplifts on-the-ground voices in ways that align with journalism’s civic mission.
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Why It Matters
I know I sound like a broken record, but here it is again: we can only push back against the fascist plan to flood the zone with toxic, weaponized culture war bullshit by flooding the zone with healthy, pro-democracy facts.
An easy way to fight back is to follow these two accounts and repost their videos. That’s it. You don’t have to be a policy wonk — you just have to care enough to amplify high-quality journalism across social media.
The only way to defeat fascism is to make low-information voters into high-information voters. Every video you share chips away at the disinformation machine. Every person you inform is one more citizen prepared to vote and act according to their best interests.
Support these outlets. Follow them. Repost them.
Also, tell someone you love them.
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Here’s to healthier information,
Brian
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