Aos Fatos

In Brazil, Telegram adds measures to block misleading information ahead of elections

Some journalists have speculated that Telegram would not be taking these measures without the Brazilian government’s arm-twisting

May 26, 2022

Opinion | In 2022, Brazil’s Bolsonaro disinformation machine challenges a growing number of skeptics

There is a repressed demand for fact-based public policies from Brazilians who are tired of extremists, climate deniers and anti-science charlatanism.

April 6, 2022

Fact-checkers use automation to maximize their impact

They’re using it to detect, respond to and understand the spread of online falsehoods

June 24, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Brazilian judge orders Aos Fatos to censor two fact checks

The ruling came after the Brazilian magazine Revista Oeste alleged the fact checks of its work hurt it financially

May 3, 2021

Harrison Mantas

WhatsApp and the IFCN offer a financial shot in the arm to fact-checkers fighting vaccine misinformation

The Vaccine Grant Program will distribute a combined $500,000 to help launch or support seven separate projects

April 26, 2021

The International Fact-Checking Network

Fact-checkers score wins in court, but the threat of legal harassment remains

Some benefitted from the help of outside organizations like the Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative

February 17, 2021

Harrison Mantas

These fact-checkers teamed up across the Atlantic to cover a presidential debate in real time

Aos Fatos has a friend in Full Fact. The Brazilian fact-checking project used technology from…

August 24, 2018