Opinion | In the aftermath of US strikes on Iran, facts are fragile and truth is urgent In a fog of war and misinformation, the media’s role in verifying official claims is more important than ever June 24, 2025 Tom Jones
A UN official misstated Gaza’s starvation risk. The number was real, but the timeline wasn’t An urgent warning about 14,000 starving children spread fast — but it was based on an 11-month projection, not 48 hours May 28, 2025 Grace Abels
Opinion | Journalists should ask hard and fair questions Tony Dokoupil and Bret Baier have both given case studies on how not to do tough interviews. Here’s what they should have done instead. October 21, 2024 Kelly McBride
How Israel-Gaza misinformation has evolved, one year later PolitiFact has fact-checked many claims about Israel, Gaza and the war in the Middle East. Here’s how the misleading and false narratives have changed October 8, 2024 Maria Briceño
‘You are the target’: What it’s like to fact-check a war Armed conflicts not only give rise to misinformation, but they also present major logistical challenges to fact-checkers June 26, 2024 Angela Fu
What we can and can’t know about the death toll in Gaza The United Nations adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us. May 28, 2024 Madison Czopek
Opinion | Israel seizes and then returns Associated Press broadcasting equipment Though the Israeli government reversed its brazen display of media suppression after worldwide pressure, the controversy remains. May 22, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Q&A: Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst on the perils of covering war Yingst, 30, has spent the past several years in some of the most dangerous places in the world. May 16, 2024 Tom Jones
What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests Police, city and university officials nationwide have blamed them for campus protests but have provided little evidence for their claims May 8, 2024 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Opinion | A sign of the times as Pulitzer Prizes are announced The world changed on Oct. 7. As with past awards for Vietnam, Watergate and COVID coverage, the 2024 Pulitzer winners reflect that grim moment May 6, 2024 Tom Jones
Student protesters are calling for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means. Those calls have so far been denied, although some universities have agreed to enter into discussions with students. May 6, 2024 Jeff Cercone
Amid Columbia protests, Speaker Mike Johnson is wrong that hybrid class plan tells Jewish students to stay home Virtual access to classes was offered as an option for any student who felt uncomfortable with the continuing protests May 1, 2024 Louis Jacobson
Opinion | Journalists at Columbia are leading the coverage of their campus The Columbia Daily Spectator has expertly documented tense protests over the Israel-Hamas war inside and outside the campus. April 24, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Look for the death of X and audio deepfakes in 2024 A look back at the big trends in misinformation in 2023, and what to expect this year. January 4, 2024 Alex Mahadevan
Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war often follows similar false narratives Fact-checkers with the IFCN have found false claims seeking to undermine victims’ suffering December 7, 2023 Angie Drobnic Holan
