What will we call Facebook next? And will it change anything? After relentless controversy and criticism, Facebook desperately needs a rebrand. But a name change doesn’t change everything. Or, really, anything. October 21, 2021 Tom Jones
There’s no evidence whistleblower Frances Haugen was planted by Facebook Facebook denied an unsubstantiated rumor circulating on social media that said the company is using Haugen as a 'plant.' October 11, 2021 Bill McCarthy
Blaming Facebook for all of society’s ills avoids a more unpleasant truth: The fault is ours We chose to participate. We choose to exercise no judgment. We choose to believe nonsense. October 8, 2021 Howard Saltz
Facebook’s whistleblower reveals herself and troubling information Frances Haugen secretly copied thousands of pages of Facebook internal research that shows it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest. October 4, 2021 Tom Jones
Lessons learned from a year covering fact-checking Fact-checkers need more staff, more resources, and help against incredible odds fighting malignant falsehoods August 19, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Twitter finally turns to the experts on fact-checking After months of trying everything else, Twitter announced a partnership with The Associated Press and Reuters to fight misinformation August 5, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Let’s review some falsehoods about masks While debating their usefulness, it’s helpful to remember some of the wilder falsehoods about their utility July 29, 2021 Harrison Mantas
The argument over content moderation is ‘missing context’ Researchers argue the debate about free speech versus online harm requires a better understanding of how social media feeds us information July 22, 2021 Harrison Mantas
No, Facebook isn’t kicking people out for supporting the NRA Facebook allows NRA supporters on the social media platform. The NRA has an active Facebook page with more than 4.7 million followers. July 9, 2021 Ciara O'Rourke
A podcast about guns, God and Facebook awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting ‘No Compromise’ focuses on how three brothers used social media to drastically radicalize the gun debate June 11, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Facebook acknowledges politicians can harm, but won’t let them be fact-checked Friday’s announcement introduced new enforcement policies for political leaders, but maintained politicians’ exemption from fact-checking June 10, 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
Facebook plans to hold politicians accountable for their posts Facebook has not traditionally enforced content moderation rules for politicians, which has drawn heavy criticism inside and outside the company. June 4, 2021 Tom Jones
Factually: “Don’t negate. Displace” falsehoods about public health This is the May 13 edition of Factually: FactCheck.org’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson offers a new model of fact-checking at IFCN Talks. May 13, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Reaction to the whole Facebook-Donald Trump saga My take? Trump’s words are reckless and that should be all the criteria Facebook needs to keep him off their site. Here are some other media takes. May 6, 2021 Tom Jones
