elections

U.S. fact-checkers gear up for 2020 campaign with 50 active platforms

With the U.S. election now less than a year away, at least four dozen American…

Be aware! Politicians are now trying to fool voters by behaving like ‘fact-checkers’

The fight against misinformation has reached a new level of absurdity during the British Prime-Minister…

Macedonia has a plan to quit being known as ‘fake news land’

Macedonia, a small nation in the heart of the Balkans, no longer wants to be…

You would never guess who’s accusing the mainstream media of producing ‘fake news’

Guess which politician said the following quote: “Fake news continues to be a major creeping…

Fact-checking another national campaign only six months later: Maldita.es in election mode

Deja vu is one way of putting it. Spain is holding national elections Nov. 10,…

In Argentina, fact-checkers supported a ‘deepfake’

Fact-checkers in Argentina are in their Aikido moment. Aikido is an ancient Japanese martial art…

Canadian fact-checkers are pleasantly surprised by the small amount of false electoral content

A first look at the OAS’s recommendations for best practices against electoral misinformation, Part 2

The Organization of American States (OAS) has studied the phenomenon of misinformation during election cycles…

A first look at the OAS’s recommendations for best practices against electoral misinformation, Part 1

The Organization of American States (OAS) has studied the phenomenon of misinformation during election cycles…

What is next for FactcheckEU partners? Here are some ideas from the project coordinator

Jules Darmanin, who led 19 European fact-checking platforms during Parliamentary Elections, suggests the group sticks together for breaking news event

Here’s what I learned about fact-checking elections after embedding with PolitiFact

In an interview to one of Israel’s leading radio stations, the minister for regional cooperation,…

When and how to use 4chan to cover conspiracy theories

During the midterms, anonymous message boards like 4chan could be valuable resources for reporters.

The New York Times is asking readers to help it cover election misinformation

The New York Times is stepping up its coverage of misinformation ahead of this fall’s…

What it’s like to fact-check a Mexican presidential debate

July 1 is the biggest election in Mexican history — with a fact-checking coalition to match.

A new fact-checking project borrows a familiar strategy from Norway

 A new Swedish fact-checking outlet is copying another project in Norway. They even have the…