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The CDC’s pregnancy guidance brings vaccine data deficits full term

Its latest advisory on pregnant persons getting vaccinated emphasizes the cost-benefit analysis while it waits for more data

August 12, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Anti-vax claims center on the laws of attraction

Fact-checks about magnets, false prophets, and air travel featured prominently in the last month of the CoronavirusFacts Alliance database

July 1, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Fears about vaccines accounted for half of fact checks submitted to the Alliance database in March

455 new fact checks were added in March, with false claims about adverse reactions and deaths being the most prominent

April 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

10,300 documented falsehoods in 12 months: the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance enters its second year

Since Jan. 2020, 99 organizations have been working together to offer you reliable information about COVID-19

January 25, 2021

The International Fact-Checking Network

The second round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects

The funding, provided by a partnership between Facebook and the IFCN, helped launch or expand an additional 8 projects

December 22, 2020

Harrison Mantas

The first round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects

The funding helped fact-checkers experiment with new formats and hire additional staff to help fight the COVID-19 infodemic

December 16, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Global fact-checkers find strength in numbers amid dual challenges of politics and COVID-19

This is the November 19, 2020 edition of Factually

November 19, 2020

Harrison Mantas

The CoronaVirusFacts Alliance will get specialized support from the Paris Peace Forum

The 11-member scale-up committee will help the alliance build on the successes of the largest global fact-checking collaboration in history.

November 13, 2020

Harrison Mantas

The CoronaVirusFacts Alliance gets a global showcase at the Paris Peace Forum

The alliance was one of 100 projects selected as a potential solution for peace

November 13, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Madonna and Bocelli: COVID-19 also shows that our heroes are not so perfect

A sorrowful outburst from a longtime fan who sees idols ill-informed or uninterested in facts about the new coronavirus

August 6, 2020

Cristina Tardáguila

The CoronaVirusFacts Alliance expands again: Meet our team of selected researchers

The International Fact-Checking Network Wednesday added a team of top researchers to the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance.…

July 8, 2020

The International Fact-Checking Network

Global Fact 7 begins a week-long celebration of fact-checking

Hundreds of fact checkers from around the world and across 16 time zones convened virtually…

June 22, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Fact-checkers use new tools of engagement to fight fast-moving hoaxes

Fact-checkers across the globe are using audio, video and new social media channels to reach…

June 10, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Fact-checkers fighting the COVID-19 infodemic drew a surge in readers

Fact-checkers across the globe responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with dramatic increases in their fact-checks,…

June 9, 2020

Harrison Mantas

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