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 Daniel Funke
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 Tina Dyakon
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
Expelling, censuring, and reprimanding members of Congress: What you need to know Calls are increasing on Capitol Hill to punish lawmakers who may have encouraged efforts to stop the counting of the electoral votes on Jan. 6. January 12, 2021 Louis Jacobson
Researchers say Facebook should allow fact-checkers to fact-check politicians They argue the exemption gives politicians carte blanche to spread harmful disinformation on the platform. January 12, 2021 Harrison Mantas
How did we get here? Experts explain how disinformation online helped fuel the attack on the Capitol January 11, 2021 Katy Byron
The difference in police response to the Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault The police response to the assault of the federal Capitol building has unleashed a wave of comparisons to the summer Black Lives Matter protests. January 11, 2021 Jon Greenberg
There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway. There is no credible evidence the crowd was infiltrated or led by antifa activists in disguise. Many accused online are actually Trump supporters. January 8, 2021 Daniel Funke
International fact-checkers aren’t quite celebrating Zuckerberg’s decision to block Trump Is this policy going to be applied worldwide? Isn't it a risky decision? Can other politicians be affected too? January 7, 2021 Cristina Tardáguila
