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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

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

Opinion | The Israel-Hamas war makes it clear: Local media must reclaim the religion beat

Faith-based communities are a vibrant part of civic life, and coverage helps us build empathy for our neighbors.

November 30, 2023

Deborah Caldwell

Opinion | The audience has a lot to say about coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Here’s why we should listen

‘It’s necessary to listen to the critics, even when they are spewing venom.’

November 3, 2023

Unfounded claims about CNN using crisis actors amid the Israel-Hamas war have spread online

Claims that an interview shows crisis actors pretending their parents were killed by Hamas attackers are unfounded.

October 25, 2023

Opinion | The New York Times explains its Gaza hospital blast headline change

‘The early versions of the coverage … relied too heavily on claims by Hamas,’ the Times says

October 24, 2023

PolitiFact reviewing story about beheaded babies (See editor’s note)

Editor’s note, Nov. 28, 2023: PolitiFact published an editor's note about its review of the original…

October 24, 2023

Opinion | Word choice matters, especially when covering a war

Journalists are generally hunting for the most accurate and objective terms to use, but their decisions can signal all sorts of things to audiences.

October 23, 2023

The Wall Street Journal didn’t report that an American missile caused deadly Gaza hospital blast

The Journal said it published no such report. We found no evidence that any other credible news source reported a US missile caused the explosion.

October 23, 2023

Samantha Putterman

As misinformation surges during the Israel-Hamas war, where is AI?

Despite the panic about generative artificial intelligence, deepfakes have not been a major factor in the flood of falsehoods during the conflict.

October 19, 2023

Opinion | Covering the war … and trying to get it right

The usual reliable news sources continue to be reliable — but not perfect.

October 19, 2023

There’s no evidence Democrats want to accept 1 million Gaza refugees

Democratic comments about refugees so far fall well short of what Republican Rep. Andy Biggs and other conservatives have described.

October 19, 2023

Opinion | The fog of war envelops social media

Hamas and the Israeli government are pioneering ways to shape public opinion about the war through Telegram, X and other social sites.

October 18, 2023

Opinion | Pete Davidson offered the right words about the Israel-Hamas war

Instead of a cold open about the news of the week, this weekend’s ‘SNL’ began with a plea to stand for humanity.

October 16, 2023

Joe Biden isn’t ‘funding every angle’ of the Israel-Hamas war, as a misleading post claims

One social media user is attempting to tie the escalating conflict to money provided by President Joe Biden.

October 16, 2023

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