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Why and how to proactively incorporate public health knowledge into fact-checking
Long before 2003, when Brooks Jackson and I launched FactCheck.org, I stumbled into adjudicating political…
Trump’s impeachment process will keep U.S fact-checkers busy — and they have created cool strategies around it
For the fourth time in history, a United States president faces an impeachment. But this…
Fact checks are becoming powerful signals on social media. How should we check them?
As viral misinformation continues to reach millions on social media, major platforms have turned to…
It’s been a year since Trump’s inauguration. Here’s how his promises stack up.
This time last year, Americans were waiting for a new president to take office. Donald…
It’s been a year since Facebook partnered with fact-checkers. How’s it going?
Exactly one year ago, one of the largest technology companies in the world turned to…
For American fact-checkers working around gaps in government data, a lesson from Argentina
Gaps in information frustrate the work of fact-checkers. But what about when a government agency…
Here’s what fact-checkers have learned in the year since Trump won
One year ago, Donald Trump was elected president. And since then, fact-checkers have continued to…
Fact-checkers around the world agree on shared code of principles
Thirty-five organizations from 27 countries have signed a new code of principles that emphasizes the importance…
Academic research: ‘Huge growth’ in fact checking by the media
As some wring their hands about a decline in newsroom resources and quality, there’s a…
AP grows fact checking beyond politics to breaking news, beat reporting
After the 1993 debate between then-Vice President Al Gore and billionaire former presidential candidate Ross…
Conferences raise unanswered questions about fact checking
The Great Fact Checking Explosion continues to ripple as we approach 2012. Following a November…
