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5 tips for fact-checking claims about health
"You can be 100 percent factually correct and still be almost useless to your readers."…
7 things to consider before getting into fact-checking
Political fact-checking as a form of journalism is booming — if fragile. Part of its…
Should journalists outsource fact-checking to academics?
Fact-checking, with its reliance on statistics and experts, longer publishing times and occasionally unsexy findings,…
Fact-checking on TV: Australia’s ABC Fact Check
(This article is a part of a series of deep dives into fact-checking on TV:…
Skepticism before sympathy: why journalists should verify figures from the U.N., NGOs and nonprofits
In a 2014 press release, the U.N. reported that 5,000 people crossed from Eritrea to…
The secret to live fact-checking? Be very, very prepared.
Big presidential addresses and campaign debates are political junkies' Superbowl: a live event scheduled long…
How TV fact-checked Spain’s final debate
As the U.S. braces itself for yet another in a long series of debates tonight,…
Fact-checking on TV: El Objetivo’s Pruebas de Verificación
What makes fact-checking work on TV? How is it different from fact-checking for an online…
5 tips for fact-checking datasets
“Data from the United Nations is being treated as if it were the word of…
6 tips to debunk fake news stories by yourself
The soul-searching began last week, as more and more cases emerged of established media outlets…
Must-reads for fact-checkers (existing and aspiring)
This is a non-exhaustive list of useful links on fact-checking. It will be routinely updated…
