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Biden, fully vaccinated, caught COVID-19. Here are 6 things to know about breakthrough cases in 2022

COVID-19 breakthrough cases are rising mainly because of new omicron subvariants, which are more apt to evade vaccines.

July 28, 2022

Gabrielle Settles

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

Biden’s speech elevated the dangers of disinformation with references to ‘truth’ ‘facts’ and ‘lies’

President Joe Biden used the words “truth,” “facts” and “lies” nine times in his inaugural…

January 20, 2021

Harrison Mantas

U.S. fact-checkers expect new debates over policy as Joe Biden prepares to take office

Claims about conspiracy theories will persist, but will no longer be amplified by the White House, fact-checkers said.

January 20, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Fact-checking Trump was a volume business. How will that change with Biden?

This is the December 3, 2020 edition of Factually

December 3, 2020

Susan Benkelman

Global fact-checkers find strength in numbers amid dual challenges of politics and COVID-19

This is the November 19, 2020 edition of Factually

November 19, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Falsehoods about the 2020 election run rampant on the world stage

Fact-checkers outside the United States were not spared the onslaught of both mis- and disinformation…

November 17, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Are we ready for the next wave of misinformation about a COVID-19 vaccine?

This is the November 12, 2020 edition of Factually

November 12, 2020

Susan Benkelman

FactChat is now stuffed with false claims about ballots

IFCN · FactChat ahora está lleno de chequeos sobre fraude electoral No, neither the Department…

November 10, 2020

Laura Weffer

Why a lengthy vote count is a fact-checker’s nightmare

This is the November 5, 2020 edition of Factually

November 6, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Live blog: How the media is covering the 2020 presidential election

Media coverage is critical this year as mail-in voting pushes Election Day to election days … or longer. Here’s a roundup of the most notable work.

November 3, 2020

Poynter Staff

FactChat sent a half million messages in 46 days to fight electoral misinformation in the U.S.

The word 'Trump' was searched 3,350 times. 'Biden' was searched 2,700 times. 'Debate' and 'town hall' also reached high levels of engagement

November 3, 2020

Harrison Mantas

How FactChat members are preparing for Election Day

Lee en español The 12 organizations taking part in this alliance have worked relentlessly to…

October 30, 2020

Laura Weffer

The final presidential debate had fewer interruptions, but more falsehoods

Members of the FactChat collaboration found at least 50 claims that were either misleading, lacking context or oversimplified

October 26, 2020

Laura Weffer

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