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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.

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.

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.

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

Bots spread a lot of fakery during the 2016 election. But they can also debunk it.

Bots disproportionately amplified misinformation during the last U.S. election.

Bots spread a lot of fakery during the 2016 election. But they can also debunk it.

Bots disproportionately amplified misinformation during the last U.S. election.

Two-thirds of Americans say they know about social media bots, but few know much

Do Americans know or care about social media bots and how they spread misinformation? A…

How the BBC verified that video of a grisly murder in Cameroon, step-by-step

A team of investigators used open-source tools to verify a viral video from sub-Saharan Africa.

WhatsApp launches a feature that labels forwarded messages

The label will apply to text, image, video and audio messages.

WhatsApp on its misinformation problem: ‘Fact-checking is going to be essential’

WhatsApp is taking several baby steps to help fact-checkers and researchers fight misinformation.

On WeChat, rogue fact-checkers are tackling the app’s fake news problem

A handful of “guerrilla” debunking projects exist on WeChat, which has about 1 billion monthly…

LinkedIn can be an avenue to new audiences, Maryland students find

A growing partnership between Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism and the USA Today Network…

10 tips for verifying viral social media videos

Of all types of misinformation, video is among the hardest to fact-check. 

9 ways you can help fact-checkers during a crisis

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Facebook’s algorithm change hasn’t obliterated fact-checkers’ engagement — yet

Over the past year, fact-checking projects’ Facebook engagement has dropped precipitously, at least in part…