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ClaimReview now includes 100,000 fact-checks, and is helping to develop new tools and bring new understanding to the fight against falsehoods.

February 22, 2021

IFCN concerned about fact-checkers in Australia

RMIT ABC Fact Check, Australian Associated Press and Agence France-Presse haven't been able to share fact checks on Facebook

February 19, 2021

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

IFCN Talks #1: ‘Fact-checkers shouldn’t be shields for social media platforms,’ researchers say

The first-of-its-kind panel covered issues around social media deplatforming and what role fact-checking can play.

February 8, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Why Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg want to spare users from political discussion, including news reports

Facebook has, with other tech giants, flipped news distribution and crushed ad revenues. It now seems poised to upend it all over again.

February 3, 2021

Report: Google and Facebook are responsible for depressed advertising revenue

The report by the American Economic Liberties Project also warns of private equity firms’ role in pillaging local newspapers

January 12, 2021

Researchers say Facebook should allow fact-checkers to fact-check politicians

They argue the exemption gives politicians carte blanche to spread harmful disinformation on the platform.

January 12, 2021

Harrison Mantas

International fact-checkers aren’t quite celebrating Zuckerberg’s decision to block Trump

Is this policy going to be applied worldwide? Isn't it a risky decision? Can other politicians be affected too?

January 7, 2021

Cristina Tardáguila

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

Has Facebook become too big?

In separate lawsuits, the FTC and more than 40 states say Facebook illegally crushed the competition by buying up its rivals to dominate social media.

December 10, 2020

An inoculation strategy: Give people good information on COVID-19 vaccines

This is the December 10, 2020 edition of Factually

December 10, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg at a crossroads on their companies’ misinformation policies

IFCN · Dorsey y Zuckerberg van al Senado y adoptan argumentos similares Jack Dorsey and…

November 20, 2020

Without methodology or transparency, Facebook and Twitter become the ‘arbiters of the truth’

Naive are those who believe this isn't dangerous

October 15, 2020

Cristina Tardáguila

In the battle over content moderation, transparency seems to be all anyone can agree on

This is the September 10, 2020 edition of Factually

September 10, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Fact-checkers offer additional suggestions for how to improve Facebook ahead of the 2020 presidential election

Facebook announced new actions to combat misinformation ahead of the election. Here are more ideas from fact-checkers.

September 4, 2020

Harrison Mantas

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