This newspaper doesn’t exist: How ChatGPT can launch fake news sites in minutes The buzzy new AI tool can quickly create entire news organizations out of thin air. Should we be freaking out? February 3, 2023 Alex Mahadevan
Greeks don’t trust their media. Fact-checkers are trying to help The challenges facing media outlets across the globe are varied and widespread, but they appear to be particularly severe in Greece. October 10, 2022 Louis Jacobson
Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide ‘When you have a strong group identity, you’re motivated not by accuracy, but really by signaling your belonging in the group.’ September 27, 2022 Yacob Reyes
Tunisia’s ‘disinfo’ decree threatens to lock up rule violators It’s another in a series of anti-democratic steps taken by Tunisian President Kais Saied September 23, 2022 Seth Smalley
Opinion | How Twitter’s edit button could fuel the misinformation machine Typos? Gone! But what would keep bad actors from changing a tweet you liked an hour ago to something you’d be ashamed of now? September 16, 2022 Jake Lloyd
Articles about health problems unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines One article predates the COVID-19 vaccine’s availability in the United States. August 23, 2022 Ciara O'Rourke
How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda A website and Telegram channel operated from Russia falsely claims to be a fact-checking “an information war launched against Russia.” August 12, 2022 Luiz Romero
How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos A PolitiFact case study: Facebook pages copy content from other platforms, manufacture urgency and invent compelling claims to drive up views. July 29, 2022 Grace Abels
5 takeaways from Thursday’s GlobalFact sessions The Jan. 6 hearings are one big fact check, the difference between knowledge and information, and more of the conference's most compelling moments. June 23, 2022 Seth Smalley
How to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings It pays to slow down and avoid sharing false or unverified information simply because it seems plausible and you want to be the first to share it. May 27, 2022 Bill McCarthy
An unholy coalition torpedoes social media reform legislation in Brazil Together, Google, Facebook and President Jair Bolsonaro have fought off compensation for content and moderation of politicians’ posts. May 17, 2022 Patricia Campos Mello
Opinion | The challenges of combating misinformation in India The diversity of language, culture and politics in India only makes the task of fact-checking more difficult. April 5, 2022 Rahul Namboori
Why Arnold Schwarzenegger’s video to Russians is a master class in how to get people to reconsider their views It’s not about simply giving misinformed people more information. It’s about reaching them on an emotional level. March 22, 2022 Angie Drobnic Holan
Opinion | ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ is now a shared one The spread of misinformation via the comedian’s influential podcast and through social media provides a glimpse of a world without journalism. March 4, 2022 Michael Bugeja
How journalists can cover school board meetings without spreading conspiracy theories School board decisions and conversations aren’t just ‘drama’ — they affect communities. March 3, 2022 Julia Métraux
