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IFCN is heartened by a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for the work of the global fact-checking community

Since 2015, the IFCN has been working to promote higher standards in fact-checking and to advocate for reliable information

January 21, 2021

Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, fact-checked

As is often the case with inaugural addresses, Biden focused on broad themes and stuck to claims that were factually defensible.

January 21, 2021

Biden’s speech elevated the dangers of disinformation with references to ‘truth’ ‘facts’ and ‘lies’

President Joe Biden used the words “truth,” “facts” and “lies” nine times in his inaugural…

January 20, 2021

Harrison Mantas

U.S. fact-checkers expect new debates over policy as Joe Biden prepares to take office

Claims about conspiracy theories will persist, but will no longer be amplified by the White House, fact-checkers said.

January 20, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Trump ends his term as president with half of his campaign promises unachieved

About a quarter of campaign promises were fulfilled, about a quarter he compromised, and about half he did not achieve.

January 20, 2021

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Mexican fact-checker offers advice on how to handle a change of executive power

Consistency, transparency and humility helped Animal Politíco weather a sometimes adversarial relationship with the new administration.

January 19, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Growing usage of encrypted messaging apps could make it harder to combat misinformation

The exodus of users from Twitter and Facebook to apps like Signal and Telegram could make falsehoods harder to trace.

January 14, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Facebook has banned QAnon, but false claims connected to the conspiracy are still circulating on the platform ahead of Inauguration Day

Many false posts make claims about President Trump imposing martial law or invoking the Insurrection Act to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.

January 14, 2021

Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) announces global newsroom teaching program

In partnership with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), the program will offer capacity-building skills to newsrooms from 20 nations.

January 13, 2021

The new COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy, explained

Under a new distribution strategy, all current vaccine supplies will be available to states, rather than holding back supplies for second doses.

January 13, 2021

Miriam Valverde

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