What the Oversight Board’s action on Trump’s ban means for fact-checking on Facebook Under Facebook’s fact-checking program, politicians are not eligible to be fact-checked. If Trump is allowed back on, his posts could be fact-checked. May 7, 2021 Samantha Putterman
Reaction to the whole Facebook-Donald Trump saga My take? Trump’s words are reckless and that should be all the criteria Facebook needs to keep him off their site. Here are some other media takes. May 6, 2021 Tom Jones
Factually: Fact-checkers advocate for an end to Facebook’s ban of fact-checking political figures This is the May 6 edition of Factually: Fact-checking political figures could help combat the "climate of doubt" allowing falsehoods to thrive May 6, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Hey Facebook, why wait six months? Just ban Trump permanently now His words have influence and consequences. He uses them recklessly. If he’s not going to take his responsibility seriously, then Facebook needs to. May 5, 2021 Tom Jones
Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Trump’s ban. Fact-checkers are mixed on its impact The board gave Facebook a six-month window to come up with a clearer standard for permanently banning users. May 5, 2021 Harrison Mantas
What did Donald Trump do ahead of Facebook’s decision? Trump started his own website. It’s not exactly Facebook. In fact, it’s pretty basic stuff. Kind of like Twitter for One. Or how about Only MySpace? May 5, 2021 Tom Jones
The fate of Facebook’s Trump suspension will be decided Wednesday The Facebook Oversight Board is expected to announce its decision on Trump’s Facebook account at 9 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday. May 4, 2021 Tom Jones
President Trump said media ratings would tank without him. Was he right? Maybe. The nation’s top mainstream news sites saw traffic drop dramatically in February after setting records in January. March 23, 2021 Tom Jones
Examining the likelihood that Trump or Pence could replace Rush Limbaugh The first name to jump out to replace Limbaugh is beloved by the right and is currently out of work: Donald Trump. Could it happen? February 18, 2021 Tom Jones
The impeachment trial is over, but Donald Trump faces more investigations Multiple New York investigations are looking into his tax and financial filings, and his call to Georgia’s secretary of state has raised questions. February 15, 2021 Jon Greenberg
A timeline of what Donald Trump said before the Capitol riot In his speech before the riot, he told supporters 'we’re going to walk down to the Capitol ... You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.' February 11, 2021 Amy Sherman
Trump’s impeachment lawyer was so off-base that even Newsmax questioned him The network broke into his remarks just so attorney Alan Dershowitz, who was on Trump’s first impeachment defense team, could blast him. February 10, 2021 Tom Jones
Fact-checking the first day of Trump’s second impeachment trial While points of law and the Constitution can be argued, they generally don’t lend themselves to fact checks. But here's some context. February 10, 2021 Jon Greenberg
With a new president sworn in, should journalists now ignore Trump? Trump is a genius at generating attention and manipulates coverage with the flick of a tweet. But a prohibition would confer a type of ironic power. January 21, 2021 Kelly McBride
