Politicians blame ‘woke’ military policies for low recruitment. The problem is more complex, experts say The military in 2022 had one of the worst recruiting years since the all-volunteer force began in 1973, but not because of ‘wokeism’ September 26, 2023 Samantha Putterman
Sarajevo, Rio de Janeiro selected to host the international fact-checking community’s largest summits in 2024 and 2025 GlobalFact welcomes more than 500 fact-checkers from 80 countries. September 25, 2023 Sara Bealor
David Brooks spent $78 on a burger and fries at the Newark airport. That’s not a typical price The conservative columnist for The New York Times made a juicy, overblown claim about the economy in a social media post about his airport lunch. September 25, 2023 Amy Sherman
Poynter fellowship bolsters local news against misinformation The Poynter-Google News Initiative fellowship has placed 10 college journalists into local newsrooms to build misinformation resilience. September 21, 2023 Kathleen Tobin
Feeling overwhelmed by search results? Use click restraint to save yourself from junk Hold back on clicking through search results until you find you find a promising source (and avoid ads and sponsored posts) September 20, 2023 Laura Duclos
Was Trump ‘marching into a war zone of fire and ashes’ on 9/11 to ‘save Americans,’ as Benny Johnson claimed? Over the years, former President Donald Trump has made several claims about his involvement in recovery efforts after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. September 20, 2023 Sara Swann
There’s no proof of Oprah Winfrey hiring a private firefighting team before the Maui wildfires A spokesperson for Oprah denied that she hired a private firefighting team. Oprah’s properties in Maui were at a distance from the wildfires. September 18, 2023 Loreben Tuquero
No, CNN did not break news about a Pentagon ‘plan to implant Americans with nanotech particles’ The claim originated from Alex Jones, a known peddler of conspiracy theories. He used clips of a conference about the future of conflict. September 18, 2023 Loreben Tuquero
International Fact-Checking Network to pause acceptance of new signatories Record number of requests prompts IFCN to announce temporary pause on new Code of Principles applications September 15, 2023 Angie Drobnic Holan
A claim that ‘The View’ hosts threatened to resign if Candace Owens joined started as satire The story was fabricated and originated on a satirical website. A spokesperson for ‘The View’ said the claim is not true. September 15, 2023 Sara Swann
