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Opinion | Look for the death of X and audio deepfakes in 2024

A look back at the big trends in misinformation in 2023, and what to expect this year.

January 4, 2024

Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war often follows similar false narratives

Fact-checkers with the IFCN have found false claims seeking to undermine victims’ suffering

December 7, 2023

Angie Drobnic Holan

Opinion | The Israel-Hamas war makes it clear: Local media must reclaim the religion beat

Faith-based communities are a vibrant part of civic life, and coverage helps us build empathy for our neighbors.

November 30, 2023

Deborah Caldwell

No, The Associated Press and CNN didn’t ‘admit’ they knew about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack beforehand

Both news outlets rejected the claims and said photographs from freelance journalists documenting the event were filed an hour or more after it began

November 21, 2023

Samantha Putterman

Fact checks of candidate claims from the third GOP presidential debate in Miami

Five Republicans seeking to oust President Joe Biden from the White House in 2024 sparred over Israel-Hamas, China and terrorism.

November 9, 2023

Opinion | The audience has a lot to say about coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Here’s why we should listen

‘It’s necessary to listen to the critics, even when they are spewing venom.’

November 3, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy says 50% of Gen Z Americans support Hamas. PolitiFact says that’s Mostly False

Although his comment came after a spate of antisemitic incidents at U.S. colleges, the evidence that Gen Z widely supports Hamas is thin.

November 3, 2023

Haaretz rebuts a viral claim about its reporting on Israeli casualties

A social media post claimed that ‘Israel lied to justify genocide’ and cited Israeli newspaper Haaretz as evidence. Haaretz says itæs a blatant lie.

November 1, 2023

Opinion | Joe Biden is the latest to criticize The New York Times’ Gaza coverage

The president reportedly ‘fumed’ over a Times headline about an explosion at a Gaza City hospital that was later updated.

October 31, 2023

Opinion | Jake Tapper gives blistering commentary about Marjorie Taylor Greene

‘The degree to which some folks only pretend to care about antisemitism when they can weaponize it never ceases to amaze.’

October 30, 2023

A photo showing President Joe Biden lounging on the beach is from August, not during the Israel-Hamas war

President Joe Biden recently visited his Delaware beach home, but a photo making the rounds on social media is older

October 26, 2023

Unfounded claims about CNN using crisis actors amid the Israel-Hamas war have spread online

Claims that an interview shows crisis actors pretending their parents were killed by Hamas attackers are unfounded.

October 25, 2023

Opinion | The New York Times explains its Gaza hospital blast headline change

‘The early versions of the coverage … relied too heavily on claims by Hamas,’ the Times says

October 24, 2023

PolitiFact reviewing story about beheaded babies (See editor’s note)

Editor’s note, Nov. 28, 2023: PolitiFact published an editor's note about its review of the original…

October 24, 2023

Opinion | Word choice matters, especially when covering a war

Journalists are generally hunting for the most accurate and objective terms to use, but their decisions can signal all sorts of things to audiences.

October 23, 2023

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