Opinion | How journalism should face the unchecked threats of generative AI We need more copy editors, ‘truth beats’ and newsroom guidelines to combat artificial intelligence hallucinations September 12, 2023 Michael Bugeja
FDA head Robert Califf is fighting ‘the misinformation machine.’ But sometimes his facts are fuzzy. Occasionally, Califf and the FDA have added to the cacophony of misinformation. And sometimes their misinformation is about misinformation. July 25, 2023 Darius Tahir
How content creators spread misinformation about immigration policies Various accounts on social media with hundreds of thousands of followers share false or misleading information. July 6, 2023 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Why Twitter’s Community Notes feature mostly fails to combat misinformation An attempt to solve ‘the problem of biased fact-checkers’ has left most Notes unseen by public, fact-checking conference is told June 30, 2023 Madison Czopek
Jessikka Aro, international fact-checkers discuss combatting Russian disinformation campaigns at GlobalFact 10 ‘They are building a bigger and bigger community who just hate us’ Aro tells journalists, urging vigorous work to expose trolls June 29, 2023 Madison Czopek
Global Fact Check Fund awards first grants to 35 organizations serving 45 countries International Fact-Checking Network announces initial round of funding supported by $13.2 million Google/YouTube grant June 29, 2023 Jennifer Orsi
Angie Drobnic Holan named to lead the International Fact-Checking Network PolitiFact editor and pioneer of fact-checking movement to take on director’s role; Ferdi Ferhat Özsoy named deputy director June 22, 2023 Jennifer Orsi
New PolitiFact reporter focuses on fact-checking LGBTQ issues and rhetoric As political focus on the community has grown, so has misinformation June 8, 2023 Jennifer Orsi
$12 million Global Fact Check Fund opens applications for first grants Partnership between Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network and Google and YouTube will support fact-checking initiatives worldwide April 14, 2023 The International Fact-Checking Network
Opinion | Health misinformation: The pandemic we can’t wish away Even beyond COVID-19, falsehoods and misleading health information flourish online April 3, 2023 Jisha Krishnan
Opinion | What the pope’s Balenciaga puffer jacket says about AI and misinformation We’re still some time from a large-scale, harmful AI misinformation event. Something that measurably disrupts real life. March 28, 2023 Alex Mahadevan
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
