"The undersigned journalism and press freedom organizations strongly condemn the attempt to criminalize journalist Tai Nalon, executive director of the fact-checking agency Aos Fatos. In a criminal complaint filed with the Rio de Janeiro courts, Jornal da Cidade Online accused Nalon of unfair competition and defamation, and tried to coerce her into criminal proceedings.
Jornal da Cidade Online was one of those investigated in the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPMI, by its Portuguese acronym) on Fake News held in the National Congress between 2019 and 2020. In the final report of the Covid commission carried out by the Federal Senate throughout 2021, it was also cited as a member of a disinformation network. It is also being investigated in two inquiries by the Federal Supreme Court (STF), which deal with fake news and digital militias."
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