diff --git a/app/controllers/orbit_backend_controller.rb b/app/controllers/orbit_backend_controller.rb
index 1584f512..12ba78e4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/orbit_backend_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/orbit_backend_controller.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,15 @@ class OrbitBackendController< ApplicationController
     end
     if(!is_admin? || !is_manager?)
       objects.delete_if{ |object|
-        (object.is_pending == true) && ((!object.send("#{object.class.to_s.underscore}_category").authed_users('fact_check').include?(current_user) rescue nil) || object.create_user_id!=current_user.id)
+        if object.is_pending == true
+          if check_permission(:manager)
+            object.create_user_id != current_user.id
+          else
+            !object.send("#{object.class.to_s.underscore}_category").authed_users('fact_check').include?(current_user) rescue false
+          end
+        else
+          false
+        end 
       }
     end
     objects