Biden’s lengthy second news conference included some errant facts and claims without context.
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AllSides→ No Fact-Checking For Biden’s Atlanta Smears
https://www.dailywire.com/news/graham-no-fact-checking-for-bidens-atlanta-smears One of the most frustr
Climate Feedback→ More than 80 fact-checking organizations call on YouTube to tackle misinformation
More than 80 fact-checking organizations – including Science Feedback – have penned an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, urging the company to take meaningful action to address misinformation on the platform. The letter, published
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden and Harris on voting rights claims made in Georgia speeches
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/fact-checking-biden-and-harris-on-voting-rights-claims-made-in-georgia-speeches
Poynter→ Over 80 fact-checking organizations sign letter urging YouTube to address misinformation on its platform
Over 80 fact-checking organizations operating across more than 60 countries signed an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Wednesday, calling on the company to take stronger measures to fight […] The post Over 80 fact-checking organizations
Poynter→ Fact-checking Sonia Sotomayor’s figures on kids with severe COVID-19
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor incorrectly cited statistics about serious cases of COVID-19 among children during oral arguments over the Biden administration’s efforts to mandate vaccines for certain Americans. “We […] The post Fa
PolitiFact→ Sonia Sotomayor – Fact-checking Sotomayor on kids with severe COVID-19
“We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus.
Snopes→ Really? 15 Rumors That Surprisingly Needed Snopes Fact-Checking in 2021
At no point did we expect that gorilla sex or ivermectin-soaked tampons would make headlines this year.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking the state of endangered animals, extinctions
"Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone."
Poynter→ Fact-checking Glenn Beck’s claim that the US government ‘co-owns’ the COVID-19 vaccine
In an episode of Glenn Beck’s Blaze TV program that has been clipped and widely shared on Facebook and TikTok, Beck holds up a stack of papers for the camera. “This is […] The post Fact-checking Glenn Beck’s claim that the US governme
PolitiFact→ Robert Reich – Fact-checking how much governments in US, other nations spend on early childcare
“Norway spends about $30,000 per child on early childhood care, Finland spends $23,000, Germany $18,000” and the U.S. $500.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Glenn Beck’s claim that the U.S. government ‘co-owns’ the COVID-19 vaccine
Does the government ‘co-own’ the COVID-19 vaccine, as Glenn Beck said? No, but there is a disagreement over who invented a crucial element.
AllSides→ Biden: Fact-checking claims about US economic progress
https://www.bbc.com/news/59402975 President Joe Biden says the US has made "historic progress" on the e
Poynter→ MediaWise is seeking more college students to lead fact-checking workshops virtually across the country
Fact: We need more college students to join our team! The MediaWise Campus Correspondent program is now hiring four new teammates to join our 2022 team. We’re looking for college students who are highly reliable, motivated public speakers with a
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the second McAuliffe-Youngkin gubernatorial debate
Both candidates stretched the truth about each other’s positions and backgrounds. Here’s a roundup of key moments.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Biden’s speech on the end of the Afghan war
We examine four factual claims worthy of scrutiny in the speech.
AllSides→ Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Claim About Afghan Refugees
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-donald-trumps-claim In a statement on Tuesday, form
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Claim About Afghan Refugees
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The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Biden’s Latest Statements on the Afghanistan Withdrawal
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The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Biden’s Claim That ‘Some of the Afghans Did Not Want to Leave Earlier’
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AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s claim that Afghans didn’t want to leave
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/19/politics/biden-afghan-visa-fact-check/index.html The Biden administratio
Poynter→ Lessons learned from a year covering fact-checking
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every Thursday. The rolling boulder This will be my last edition of Factually. I’m moving
AllSides→ Facebook Oversight Board Member Says Fact-Checking Outside Jurisdiction
https://www.newsmax.com/us/facebook-oversight-board-fact-check/2021/08/17/id/1032704/ A member of Faceb
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking a Claim About the Pfizer CEO’s Vaccination Status
Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson went viral on Twitter with a claim that the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, has not been vaccinated against coronavirus. Emerald Robinson ✝️ @EmeraldRobinsonThe CEO of Pfizer had to ca
Poynter→ Twitter finally turns to the experts on fact-checking
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every Thursday. Birds of a feather Twitter announced Monday it would begin working with two
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Randi Weingarten’s Claim About Teacher Vaccination Rates
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking claim criticizing Nikki Fried’s suspension of Jan. 6 defendants’ gun permits
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Biden’s town hall on CNN
We looked into five claims the president made on topics such as covid-19, the economy and a new child tax credit.
Poynter→ Trump et al. are misinformed about fact-checking and the Constitution
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. Who can do what Former U.S. President Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitte
Poynter→ ‘We need more troops’ — automated fact-checking needs more volume to succeed
One of the main hindrances to the success of automated fact-checking is the need for more fact checks and fact-checkers, Duke Reporters’ Lab director Bill Adair said at Wednesday’s IFCN Talk. Adair, along with reporters lab lead technologist Christ
Poynter→ The lessons of Squash, the first automated fact-checking platform
Squash began as a crazy dream. Soon after I started PolitiFact in 2007, readers began suggesting a cool but far-fetched idea. They wanted to see our fact checks pop up on live TV. That kind of automated fact-checking wasn’t possible with the technolo
Lead Stories→ Lead Stories Staff Wins 2020 Sigma Delta Chi Award For Covid-19 Fact-Checking
The Lead Stories staff was just awarded a 2020 Sigma Delta Chi Award by The Society of Professional Journalists for our Covid-19 fact checking. We are very happy and honored to have been chosen and will strive to continue our fact checkin
Poynter→ Fact-checking census shows slower growth
Fact-checkers are now found in at least 102 countries — more than half the nations in the world. The latest census by the Duke Reporters’ Lab identified 341 active fact-checking projects, up 51 from last June’s report. But after years of steady a
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the Paul-Fauci flap over Wuhan lab funding
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) challenged Anthony S. Fauci over whether the U.S. government funded dangerous research in China. Here’s what they were talking about.
AllSides→ Fact-checking claims made in support of Michigan’s GOP-backed election bills
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/may/12/fact-checking-claims-made-support-republican-elect/ Mich
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s claim about hunger ‘sharply’ dropping
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/10/joe-biden/fact-checking-bidens-claim-about-hunger-sharply-dr/
Poynter→ What the Oversight Board’s action on Trump’s ban means for fact-checking on Facebook
Donald Trump is still not allowed on Facebook, for now. Facebook’s Oversight Board decided to uphold the platform’s indefinite suspension of the former president after he shared supportive messages of his supporters’ siege of the U.S. Capitol
Poynter→ Factually: Fact-checkers advocate for an end to Facebook’s ban of fact-checking political figures
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. A check on power The Facebook Oversight Board’s decision to uphold former
AllSides→ Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/apr/29/fact-checking-joe-bidens-first-speech-congress/ In his f
AllSides→ Fact-checking GOP response to Biden’s joint address
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/29/politics/tim-scott-joint-address-response-fact-check/index.html In the R