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Zero Hedge
Zero Hedge (or ZeroHedge) is a far-right libertarian financial blog and news aggregator. Zero Hedge has a bearish market sentiment in its investment outlook and analysis, often deriving from a strict adherence to the Austrian School of economics and credit cycles. It has been described as a financial "permabear". Over time, Zero Hedge expanded into non-financial political content, including conspiracy theories and fringe rhetoric, and has advanced radical right, alt-right, and pro-Russia positions. Zero Hedge's non-financial commentary has led to multiple site bans by global social media platforms, although a 2019 Facebook ban and a 2020 Twitter ban were later reversed. Zero Hedge's in-house content is authored by its owner Daniel Ivandjiiski under the pen name "Tyler Durden". The motto of the site is posted in the masthead of every page: "On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero". The quote is from the book and film Fight Club, which is in turn a paraphrase the quote "In the long run we are all dead" by John Maynard Keynes.
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Zero Hedge (or ZeroHedge) is a far-right libertarian financial blog and news aggregator. Zero Hedge has a bearish market sentiment in its investment outlook and analysis, often deriving from a strict adherence to the Austrian School of economics and credit cycles. It has been described as a financial "permabear". Over time, Zero Hedge expanded into non-financial political content, including conspiracy theories and fringe rhetoric, and has advanced radical right, alt-right, and pro-Russia positions. Zero Hedge's non-financial commentary has led to multiple site bans by global social media platforms, although a 2019 Facebook ban and a 2020 Twitter ban were later reversed. Zero Hedge's in-house content is authored by its owner Daniel Ivandjiiski under the pen name "Tyler Durden". The motto of the site is posted in the masthead of every page: "On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero". The quote is from the book and film Fight Club, which is in turn a paraphrase the quote "In the long run we are all dead" by John Maynard Keynes.
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