How memes can fuel political strategy Experts discuss their political significance, conservative organizers’ widespread adoption of them, and how they define the somewhat nebulous term. September 28, 2022 Seth Smalley
AFP debuts Spanish-language tip line in the US WhatsApp users can now contact a team of AFP fact-checkers through the app to verify memes, videos, photos and links that they encounter online. September 15, 2022 Seth Smalley
Meet the recipients of the Spread the Facts Grant Program Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network will distribute $450K to help fact-checkers debunk claims on the world’s most popular messaging app. September 15, 2022 The International Fact-Checking Network
Fact-checkers respond to Twitter’s new edit feature Fact-checkers reacted positively to the prospect of corrections, though also highlighted potential pitfalls of the change. September 7, 2022 Seth Smalley
Repustar debuts a tip line tool for US fact-checking organizations The company hopes the tool builds rapport between fact-checkers and fact-seeking internet users August 25, 2022 Seth Smalley
Meta won’t comment on its plans to abandon CrowdTangle Concerns are growing over the loss of the unparalleled tool for analyzing trends, tracking article sources and understanding virality on Facebook. August 18, 2022 Seth Smalley
Kenya’s presidential election a hotbed of false information ahead of and during voting Officials on both sides were claiming victory long before the count was finished, preemptively priming their bases to challenge results. August 17, 2022 Seth Smalley
Factually: In Georgia, fact-checkers have become targets of the ruling party A ruling-party Facebook page targets independent media outlets, civil society organizations and local fact-checkers August 4, 2022 Seth Smalley
Meta Oversight Board to rule on COVID-19 misinformation policy Options include continuing to remove infractions, sending them to fact-checkers to judge and labeling content with links to factual information. July 29, 2022 Seth Smalley
Sri Lanka’s protests faced an information war Rajapaksa's resignation followed public criticism, mass protests and an information war in which state media cast doubt on their legitimacy. July 21, 2022 Seth Smalley
