You can’t be a truth-seeker if you’re also a liar Trump’s claim that he won the 2020 election is one lie in a culture of falsehood. Media ethics students learn they, too, often fail at truth-telling. July 22, 2021 Michael Bugeja
Trump’s claim about Arizona mail-in ballots is based on a misunderstanding of early voting Trump claimed that tens of thousands of mail-in ballots in Maricopa County were improperly counted without a record of them having been sent to voters July 20, 2021 Tom Kertscher
Why we still pay attention to Donald Trump The media can’t just act as if the past four years didn’t happen and that Trump is gone for good just because he lost in 2020. July 16, 2021 Tom Jones
Suspended from social media, Donald Trump has found a new, old way to spread falsehoods He's headlined political conferences, hosted rallies, held a press conference, given media interviews and issued written statements. July 16, 2021 Miriam Valverde
Three new books about Trump paint a scary picture All three suggest that his final year in office — which included COVID-19, a racial reckoning and a presidential election — was worse than we thought. July 14, 2021 Tom Jones
In an attack on Bill Barr, Trump repeats a favorite falsehood about the 2020 election Trump’s claim that the election was not legitimate is contradicted by evidence from election experts. No evidence has emerged to reverse the results. June 30, 2021 Amy Sherman
Donald Trump is back on the road and one key Republican has already seen enough Appearing on CNN’s ‘State of the Union,’ Sen. Mitt Romney said it’s time for members of his party to ‘move on’ June 28, 2021 Tom Jones
Donald Trump says he was ‘right about everything.’ Is he right about being right? 'Have you noticed that they are now admitting I was right about everything they lied about before the election?' Trump asked. June 16, 2021 Angie Drobnic Holan
Donald Trump shut down his failed website Trump will surely spin this as no big deal because, he insists, he is actually ramping up for something bigger and better. June 3, 2021 Tom Jones
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
