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 BrasÃlia. January 13, 2023 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
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 Seth Smalley
An unholy coalition torpedoes social media reform legislation in Brazil Together, Google, Facebook and President Jair Bolsonaro have fought off compensation for content and moderation of politicians’ posts. May 17, 2022 Patricia Campos Mello
Brazil’s fact-checkers air concerns over so-called ‘Fake News’ bill The bill was written to combat the spread of misinformation, but many seasoned fact-checkers take issue with some of its provisions April 14, 2022 Seth Smalley
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 Tai Nalon
Election fraud claims proliferate in Germany, Peru and Brazil Some of the claims are eerily similar to those debunked in the United States June 17, 2021 Harrison Mantas
‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can work together to fight back Speaking at Tuesday’s IFCN Talk, fact-checkers from Brazil, the Philippines and Ghana shared their collaborative efforts to help fact-check elections June 15, 2021 Harrison Mantas
WhatsApp can be a black box of misinformation, but Maldita may have opened a window Its chatbot allows fact-checkers to organize audience-submitted claims into a searchable database June 9, 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
Facebook has an apparent double standard over COVID-19 misinformation in Brazil, researchers say They point to scrutiny from Facebook's Oversight Board as one possible solution March 9, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Vaccine gaslighting, mask falsehoods and fake cures dominate recent claims added to the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance Database False claims about vaccines made up a third of fact checks submitted to the database since the start of 2021. March 2, 2021 Harrison Mantas
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
Brazilian election: Fact-checkers detected 16 electoral hoaxes in 48 hours, a third of the total registered in 2018 It is clear that the attacks against the election will keep happening — just like it does in other countries November 16, 2020 Cristina Tardáguila
Electronic ballots are effective, fast and used all over the world — so why aren’t they used in the U.S.? Countries as big as Brazil and India shifted to electronic ballot technology many years ago and the results have been very positive November 4, 2020 Cristina Tardáguila
