Poynter - Poynter

DONATE

Opinion | The Atlantic isn’t backing down

The publication’s editor-in-chief says a lawsuit and potential FBI probe will not deter its journalists from publishing the truth.

May 8, 2026

Here are the winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

Details and links to this year’s recipients of American journalism’s highest honor

May 4, 2026

Sensitive documents exposed a flawed algorithm harming California wildfire survivors. A Pulitzer-winning series followed.

San Francisco Chronicle reporters uncovered how insurers rely on faulty software that keeps survivors from rebuilding their lives

May 8, 2026

Nicole Slaughter Graham

After years of cuts, Lee is adding reporters, says new chairman and billionaire David Hoffmann

The company is also cutting corporate overhead and expanding local sports coverage, Hoffmann said

May 7, 2026

Poynter announces latest cohort for Essential Skills leadership program

Journalists from leading news organizations selected for intensive training focused on leadership, strategy and newsroom impact

May 7, 2026

Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers

Experts in online disinformation, investigative journalism and financial sustainability will anchor the annual conference on fact-checking.

May 7, 2026

The International Fact-Checking Network

Opinion | Ted Turner’s impact on media still shapes how we get the news today

The CNN founder redefined news as a constant, global presence and raised expectations for speed and access

May 7, 2026

In this Duke journalism class, failure was part of the assignment. It led to real AI tools for local news.

Students partnered with local newsrooms to solve real reporting problems and learned to start with the need, not the technology

May 7, 2026

Fact-checking organizations awarded IFCN grants to encourage financial sustainability work

25 groups share $750,000 in awards through Global Fact Check Fund

May 7, 2026

The International Fact-Checking Network

When do ‘detention centers’ become ‘concentration camps’? Experts look to history

As immigration enforcement grows, experts say the terms used to describe detention centers shape how the public understands their purpose and impact

May 6, 2026

Opinion | Trump gutted the tools to fight disinformation. Now Iran has the advantage.

Yet fact-checking is still standing after a year of challenges on every front

May 6, 2026

Angie Drobnic Holan

Explore our Brands

International Fact Checking Network

The International Fact-Checking Network brings together more than 60 fact-checkers worldwide, promoting best practices and exchanges.

MediaWise

MediaWise is a digital media literacy program teaching millions of Americans of all ages how to sort fact from fiction online.

The Newmark Ethics Center

The Center takes a practical approach to the ever-changing pressures on journalism and democracy called green light ethics. Practice hard-hitting journalism with confidence.

Get ethics help

PolitiFact

PolitiFact is the largest political fact-checking news organization in the United States and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. It has published more than 16,000 fact-checks on its Truth-O-Meter.