Fact-Checking

Are these photos from the Arctic accurate?

Climate change is on everyone’s radar, so it is perhaps obvious why the following Tweet…

December 5, 2022

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Twitter’s policy on misleading COVID-19 information is ‘no longer in effect’

Users noticed the update on Monday night. It wasn’t publicly announced.

December 1, 2022

Google and YouTube partner with Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network on $13.2 million grant for the global fact-checking community

The grant will establish a $12 million Global Fact Check Fund to support worldwide fact-checking initiatives through 2025.

November 29, 2022

Trump won’t be fact-checked on Facebook, per Meta

The policy isn’t new. And it applies to all politicians.

November 21, 2022

Don’t be fooled by fake screenshots

In April, a social media post — supposedly from CNN — showed a photo of…

November 21, 2022

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Gun laws and book bans: How to find the missing context

A Twitter user recently posted, “Seniors in high school in Oklahoma can carry an AR-15…

November 16, 2022

Fact deserts leave states vulnerable to election lies

Politicians in 29 states get little scrutiny for what they say, while local fact-checkers elsewhere struggle to keep pace with campaign misinformation

November 16, 2022

PolitiFact: Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know

In October, attorneys for Twitter stated in a court filing that Musk was under federal investigation. It did not include details.

November 15, 2022

Why does the Justice Department monitor polling sites?

Monitoring polling places for compliance with federal law is not new.

November 11, 2022

False narratives failed to take hold ahead of U.S. midterms

Experts reported that Election Day went smoothly, contrary to expectations

November 10, 2022

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