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Is Truth-O-Meter the real issue in Maddow’s latest blast at PolitiFact?

Eric Deggans — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:37:40 +0000

The Tampa Bay Times’ fact-checking site PolitiFact has drawn another heated rebuke from MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow, who accuses it of “ruining fact checking” and being “truly terrible.”

But at the risk of looking like a homer — the Times … Read more

New NYT video series will fact-check the past

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:11:56 +0000

The New York Times Co. | Retro Report | The New York Times

The New York Times Co. Monday announced a video collaboration with Retro Report, which “Fact-Checks Yesterday’s News,” in the words of a Times release. The videos … Read more

Bill Adair: Fact-checking ‘is a good investment’

Joshua Gillin — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:34:00 +0000

CJR

Bill Adair says in an interview with Brendan Nyhan for Columbia Journalism Review that while he is leaving newspapers for academia, the lessons he learned from founding PolitiFact are worth sharing with all of journalism. Fact-checking, he said, … Read more

Washington Post gets closer to real-time fact checking with new Truth Teller prototype

Jeff Sonderman — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:10:17 +0000

Truth Teller | Knight Foundation
Politicians lie.

Journalists try to point out those lies, but usually at some later time and in a different medium. That gap in time and distance is just enough to let the original lie take … Read more

Romney adviser asks Washington Post to reconsider fact-check of Jeep statement

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:52:49 +0000

The Washington Post | The Weekly Standard

Mitt Romney adviser Stuart Stevens wrote to Washington Post’s “Fact Checker” Glenn Kessler this week asking him to look anew at his four-Pinocchio rating of a Romney ad that asserted Chrysler was … Read more

Plagiarism, fabrication and hoaxes marked this year in ‘Regret the Error’

Craig Silverman — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:57:36 +0000

We’ve published the year’s most notable errors and corrections and a month-by-month accounting of plagiarism and fabrication. Now it’s time to highlight the three accuracy-related trends from this year.

Inconsistent standards for handling plagiarism & fabrication

This year saw … Read more

Denver TV stations debunk political ads they air, says Factcheck.org’s Jamieson

Craig Silverman — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:18:28 +0000

Colorado is a key swing state in the 2012 election, and that means local airwaves are inundated with political advertisements from campaigns and third parties.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson has been watching the ads and the resulting coverage in Colorado … Read more

PolitiFact tells group to stop using its ‘Truth-o-Meter’ on billboards

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:06:10 +0000

Willamette Week
PolitiFact sent a cease-and-desist letter to Oregon Transformation Project, which has placed about 30 billboards around Portland, Ore., that imitate the fact-checking organization’s visual presentation.

The signs say: “FALSE or TRUE? Portland school bond improves education” and … Read more

Fact-checking will play prominent role in tonight’s debate

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:30:14 +0000

The New York Times | The Washington Post | The Hill | CJR | Free Press
Along with many other news organizations, The New York Times is marshaling a small army of red pencilers for Wednesday night’s debate. Public Editor … Read more

Washington Post fact-checker, columnist fact-check each other

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:10:17 +0000

ABC News | The Washington Post | The Washington Post
Representatives from the nation’s fact-checking apparatus will gather Wednesday at the National Press Club to discuss “the less-than-factual lines President Obama and Mitt Romney are likely to spin” … Read more