COVID-19

Biden, fully vaccinated, caught COVID-19. Here are 6 things to know about breakthrough cases in 2022

COVID-19 breakthrough cases are rising mainly because of new omicron subvariants, which are more apt to evade vaccines.

July 28, 2022

Gabrielle Settles

A fresh Reuters Institute report detects an epidemic of news avoidance

On average, 38% of those surveyed said that they often or sometimes avoid news on certain topics — especially politics and COVID-19.

June 15, 2022

The story behind a palabra investigation into Latino COVID deaths

‘I think this is just scratching the surface here with this story.’

May 27, 2022

Amaris Castillo

Vaccine boosters are quite common for vaccines, so why is the COVID-19 booster such a big deal to people?

Plus the virus' continued impact on schools, students and parents, and something that makes us happy is disappearing

August 20, 2021

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

Vaccines are just as effective against the delta variant, as long as it’s a full dose

Plus, immunocompromised people and additional shots, new data on the J&J vaccine and Guillain-Barré syndrome, and more.

July 23, 2021

Factually: Fact-checkers have the answers to Joe Rogan’s vaccine hesitancy

The podcast host’s comments illustrate the questions fact-checkers have been answering throughout the pandemic.

April 29, 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

Factually: Falsehoods about COVID-19 suicides are nothing new for fact-checkers

The oft-repeated notion has been fact-checked at least 42 times by members of the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance

April 22, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Factually: US Fact-checkers pause to explain J&J

It comes less than a month after similar efforts by their European counterparts — This is the Apr. 15, 2021 edition of Factually.

April 15, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Opinion | Future funding models for newsrooms

[vc_column_inner width="1/6"][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_inner width="1/6"]In this 45-minute On Poynt session, you will learn about creative business…

April 11, 2021

Journalists reporting on COVID-19 vaccines should ‘tell the story in its totality’

Most Americans will soon be eligible for the vaccine, but some are hesitant to get the shot. Here’s what journalists can do.

March 31, 2021

European fact-checkers try to explain the confusing move to stop using the AstraZeneca vaccine

The lack of scientific evidence justifying the move is giving oxygen to conspiracy theories and putting fact-checkers in an awkward position

March 17, 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

Facebook’s fact-checking partners in Australia are blocked from posting on their own pages but can still assess content for the platform

Fact-checkers warn that Facebook's media ban will impact the informational ecosystem as Australia starts its COVID-19 vaccination campaign

February 18, 2021

Harrison Mantas

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