Rappler has been cleared of tax evasion charges ‘Facts win, truth wins, justice wins,’ said Maria Ressa, Rappler’s CEO January 19, 2023 Seth Smalley
Jan 8. invasion of Brazil’s capital ‘bigger and more frightening’ than the US Capitol attack, fact-checkers say In what some have called an attempted coup, thousands of pro-Bolsonaro supporters stormed prominent government buildings in Brasília. January 13, 2023 Seth Smalley
Fact-checking and investigative group ‘KRIK’ loses SLAPP case against Serbian public official The lawsuits are traditionally used to suppress criticism. In Serbia, where there aren’t strong SLAPP protections, they are especially common. December 9, 2022 Seth Smalley
Twitter’s policy on misleading COVID-19 information is ‘no longer in effect’ Users noticed the update on Monday night.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 Seth Smalley
Trump won’t be fact-checked on Facebook, per Meta The policy isn’t new. And it applies to all politicians. November 21, 2022 Seth Smalley
False narratives failed to take hold ahead of U.S. midterms Experts reported that Election Day went smoothly, contrary to expectations November 10, 2022 Seth Smalley
Elon Musk keeps Birdwatch alive — under a new name Despite sparring with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey over its name, Musk has thrown his support behind the company’s crowdsourced context-adding tool November 8, 2022 Alex Mahadevan
Iran’s media blackout sets the stage for state violence "There are no journalists on the ground. Unless you are working for the regime.” October 20, 2022 Seth Smalley
Brazil’s fact-checkers concerned with their impact ahead of Oct. 30 runoff Disinformation in Brazil is "coming from the top," spreading fast and outpacing efforts to correct it. October 13, 2022 Seth Smalley
How fact-checkers are banding together to serve Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country Fact-checkers say the coalition will ameliorate Nigeria’s falling social cohesion and lead to better fact checks and more media literacy campaigns. October 7, 2022 Seth Smalley
