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YouTube takes flak on the third day of GlobalFact

The tech giant has been under particular scrutiny since the international fact-checking community sent a critical open letter to its CEO in January

June 24, 2022

How facts and stories can shape democracy: an interview with journalist Anne Applebaum

Journalist Anne Applebaum and Poynter’s Neil Brown sit down to discuss fact-checking, Ukraine, and the complicated need for stories at GlobalFact 9.

June 24, 2022

No, Jen Psaki didn’t tweet about Joe Biden, Donald Trump and kneepads

The former White House press secretary did not use Biden’s bike fall as an opportunity to insult his predecessor, as a recent image suggests.

June 24, 2022

5 takeaways from Thursday’s GlobalFact sessions

The Jan. 6 hearings are one big fact check, the difference between knowledge and information, and more of the conference's most compelling moments.

June 23, 2022

IFCN launches new Legal Support Fund for fact-checkers facing harassment

The Legal Support Fund will help cover the costs fact-checkers ensue while facing unlawful charges.

June 23, 2022

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What journalists need to know about the laws on covering elections

Accurate reporting about elections helps reduce the spread of unfounded rumors.

June 23, 2022

Is Russia threatening to let the International Space Station crash into Earth?

Some social media users worry that the United States’ support for Ukraine in its war…

June 22, 2022

GlobalFact 9 launches in Norway with a big question: How does fact-checking help?

As thousands of studies emerge on misinformation, disinformation and fact-checking, many academics and fact-checkers are asking one question.

June 22, 2022

Extreme heat killed cattle in Kansas, not chemtrails or a food shortage scheme

Thousands of cattle died in mid-June in Kansas — deaths that state officials and animal experts have said were caused by intense heat.

June 22, 2022

No, Soviet and Chinese communists have not controlled US institutions for decades

During a recent Fox News interview, conservative commentator Monica Crowley claimed overseas communists control key institutions of American life.

June 21, 2022

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