Can You Call Pro-‘Free Speech’ Gettr’s Billionaire Backer a ‘Spy’ on the App? We Tested It.

BUT MUH FREE SPEECH

Some right-wing users have claimed Gettr censors allegations that Guo Wengui, its fugitive Chinese financier, is a CCP “spy.” The Daily Beast tested the claims out.

Former Politics Reporter

Published Feb. 17 2022 2:10PM EST

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Even for Gettr, the MAGA-friendly social-media platform conceived as an anything-goes haven for free speech, some right-wing claims are apparently a speech too far.

While Gettr, which was created by

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Can You Call Pro-‘Free Speech’ Gettr’s Billionaire Backer a ‘Spy’ on the App? We Tested It.

Some right-wing users have claimed Gettr censors allegations that Guo Wengui, its fugitive Chinese financier, is a CCP “spy.” The Daily Beast tested the claims out.

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