Social Media

Reduce social media stress with these 9 tips

How can journalists avoid the worst parts of social media, and how can they use it for the public good?

September 19, 2022

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

Image makes false claims about monkeypox and wasn’t shared by BBC News or the WHO

There’s no evidence the CDC classifies it as “airborne” or has said it can spread to people who are 15 feet away from someone who is infected.

August 8, 2022

How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear

Major social media platforms have policies that prohibit spreading election falsehoods. But enforcement varies and is hard to track.

August 2, 2022

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

Opinion | It’s possible to be a journalist and a human

The way journalists are told to perform objectivity is outdated. If we want to preserve public trust, the best thing we can do is tell the truth.

June 28, 2022

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Every newsroom needs to update its social media policies

Here are four steps to revise a social media policy, because a policy that staffers ignore is worse than no policy at all.

June 13, 2022

Washington Post fires reporter Felicia Sonmez

The firing took place Thursday afternoon after a week of very public drama with Sonmez in the middle.

June 9, 2022

Opinion | Anatomy of a controversy: Inside the drama at The Washington Post

The controversy currently swirling around The Washington Post doesn’t go back days. It goes back years.

June 8, 2022

Opinion | Twitter used to be a necessity. What is it now?

Early in my career, it was my job to convince journalists to join Twitter. Now I wonder if it’s worth it at all.

June 7, 2022

Alex Sujong Laughlin

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

IFCN Talks 2: Don’t put your eggs in one Big Tech basket

The recent Facebook Australia new ban reinforced the need for fact-checkers to diversify how they distribute their work.

March 3, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Researchers say Facebook should allow fact-checkers to fact-check politicians

They argue the exemption gives politicians carte blanche to spread harmful disinformation on the platform.

January 12, 2021

Harrison Mantas

A growing group of journalists has cut back on Twitter, or abandoned it entirely

Journalists view Twitter as a valuable platform for finding and sharing information, but many say they wish they used it less.

July 28, 2020

These fact checks look like misinformation. And that’s the point.

The fact checks look like hoaxes. On Instagram, they appear over screenshots. Sometimes it’s a…

June 14, 2019

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