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Fact-Checking – Poynter→ How Sept. 11 helped shape modern misinformation and conspiracy theories
Outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a New Jersey man held up his hand for a camera as he told a local TV reporter about the chaotic scene he’d just witnessed inside the building. His palm was smeared with blood — blood that belonged to Ashli Babb
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan, debunked
As President Joe Biden stuck to a deadline for pulling U.S. forces out of Afghanistan, he was criticized for leaving some Americans and thousands of Afghan allies behind and for not responding fast enough to the Taliban’s takeover. Biden was also las
Snopes→ Fake ‘Afghan News’ Accounts Spread Racist Misinformation About ‘Missing Reporter’
Peddlers of misinformation attempted to sow confusion in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.
Snopes→ Misinformation at Public Forums Vexes Local Boards, Big Tech
“I hope no one is making any medical decisions based on what they hear at our public forums," said County Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, who supports mask wearing and said she believes most of her constituents do too.
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation About Face Masks
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a raging — sometimes ill-informed — debate over the effectiveness of face masks as protection against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Family physician Daniel Stock repeated previously debunked misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and control strategies in a Mount Vernon School Board Meeting
REVIEW A viral Youtube video featured a speech by Daniel Stock, self-described as a functional family medicine physician, at a 6 August 2021 Board Meeting of the Mount Vernon Community School Corporation in Hancock County, Indiana. The video receive
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ The Mongolian Fact Check Center fights misinformation in a country where the word doesn’t exist
When the Mongolian Fact Check Center began in March 2020 to expand the fact-checking movement to Mongolia’s populace, it also exposed founder and editor-in-chief Dulamkhorloo Baatar to a new set of standards for fact-checking. While she had done basi
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Senators press Facebook for answers about why it cut off misinformation researchers
https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/09/facebook-klobuchar-warner-letter-nyu-ad-observatory/ Facebook’s dec
WaPo Fact Checker→ Scalise’s misleading clip job claiming ‘vaccine misinformation’ by Democrats
A video posted by the House minority whip distorts and twists comments made by President Biden and other Democrats in 2020.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Facebook bans academics who researched ad transparency and misinformation on Facebook
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4/22609020/facebook-bans-academic-researchers-ad-transparency-misinformation-nyu-ad-observatory-plug-in
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Twitter partners with AP and Reuters to address misinformation on its platform
https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/02/twitter-partners-with-ap-and-reuters-to-address-misinformation-on-its-platform/
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ How ‘Gateway Pundit’ Used Vaccine And Election Misinformation To Earn $1.1 Million In Google Ad Revenue
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/07/29/gateway-pundit-election-vaccine-covid-misinformation-google/
Snopes→ What Is a ‘Misinformation Ouroboros’?
The image of a snake eating its own tail is a metaphor at least as ancient as the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fact checks of 10 prominent types of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines
Since the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, PolitiFact has fact-checked hundreds of misleading statements about the development, deployment, content, safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. Even as the U.S. sees a rise in cases among unv
Snopes→ COVID-19 Cases in US Triple Over 2 Weeks Amid Misinformation
COVID-19 cases tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting doctors and pushing clergy into the fray.
Snopes→ Biden: COVID Misinformation on Platforms Like Facebook Is ‘Killing People’
President Biden made the remarks shortly before boarding Marine One on the White House lawn.
WaPo Fact Checker→ Four Pinocchios for Ron Johnson’s campaign of vaccine misinformation
The Republican senator is a one-man misinformation campaign on the coronavirus, undeterred by fact checks, federal health agencies, medical experts or scientific studies.
Snopes→ Surgeon General Urges US Fight Against COVID Misinformation
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wrote that bogus claims have led people to reject vaccines and public health advice on masks and social distancing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Biden Administration Is NOT Monitoring Private Text Messages To Combat Vaccine Misinformation
Did a Politico article suggest the Biden administration monitoring private text messages of Americans to combat vaccine "misinformation"? No, that's misleading. The Politico article stated that "Biden allied groups" are working with SMS c
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ YouTube’s algorithm pushes hateful content and misinformation: Report
https://www.politico.eu/article/mozilla-firefox-report-youtube-algorithm-pushes-hateful-content-misinformation/
Full Fact - All content→ Video of man reporting Covid-19 crimes to police is full of misinformation
Many of our readers have asked us to check claims in a video on Facebook of a man filming himself in a police station making a complaint about Covid-19 vaccines. The video is over 30 minutes long, but we have looked at the main claims he makes in it he
Full Fact - All content→ Video in a car shares misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines
A video shared online features a former health worker making a number of false claims about the Covid-19 pandemic, and vaccines. “Covid has never been isolated in a laboratory. It has never been proven to exist. The only place it exists is
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation About WHO’s COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for Children
SciCheck Digest A World Health Organization advisory group has concluded that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine “is suitable for use by people aged 12 years and above,” and is specifically recommending it for children ages 12 to 15 who are at hig
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Shadow bans, fact-checks, info hubs: The big guide to how platforms are handling misinformation in 2021
https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/06/shadow-bans-fact-checks-info-hubs-the-big-guide-to-how-platforms-are-handling-misinformation-in-2021/
Snopes→ YouTube Suspends Sen. Ron Johnson for COVID-19 ‘Misinformation’
Sen. Ron Johnson was suspended from uploading videos to YouTube for one week, after the company said he violated its COVID-19 “medical misinformation policies.”
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ WhatsApp can be a black box of misinformation, but Maldita may have opened a window
Private messaging apps like WhatsApp have always presented challenges for fact-checkers. Unlike Facebook and Twitter, where fact-checkers can use third-party software to track the virality of misinformation tropes, WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption ke
Snopes→ UK Hits Vaccine Milestone, Warns of ‘Deadly’ Misinformation
Three-quarters of Britain's adult population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government said.
Snopes→ Those Who Think They Can Spot Misinformation Are More Likely to be Duped by It, Study Finds
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the presidential election, 2020 was rife with misinformation.
Snopes→ Defense for Some Capitol Rioters: Election Misinformation
Lawyers for at least three defendants charged in connection with the violent siege say that they will blame election misinformation and conspiracy theories.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Factually: Repeat misinformation offenders get their wings clipped on Facebook
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. Take care before you share Facebook announced Wednesday it would begin limit
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Factually: Teen fact-checkers highlight the 5 biggest misinformation trends
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. Teens’ Top 5 The MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network, a team of teenagers
Snopes→ Misinformation Surges Amid India’s COVID-19 Calamity
Fueled by anguish, desperation and distrust of the government, rumors and hoaxes are spreading by word of mouth and on social media in India, compounding the country's humanitarian crisis.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ NBC spotlights MediaWise’s efforts to arm the public against misinformation
NBC News correspondent and MediaWise ambassador Savannah Sellers says the impact of online falsehoods has never been more evident in everyday life. “There’s a very real issue when people, no matter what age they are, can’t tell the difference bet
Snopes→ Did a 1930s Cartoon Warn of Vaccine Misinformation?
A remarkably prescient cartoon, dating back almost a century, resurfaced in 2021, as COVID-19 vaccination efforts intensified.
Full Fact - All content→ Viral video spreads misinformation about ethylene oxide and Ivermectin
A viral video on Facebook, viewed thousands of times, contains a number of incorrect or misleading claims related to the Covid-19 pandemic. These inaccurate statements concerning the safety of the chemical ethylene oxide, the efficacy of the drug
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Dr. Anthony Fauci says he never could have anticipated the level of COVID-19 misinformation
Even after working as the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 37 years under seven presidents, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday he never could have anticipated the level of misinformation that has arisen from th
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ The federal VAERS database is a critical tool for researchers, but a breeding ground for misinformation
An Instagram post says: “6,000% Increase in Reported Vaccine Deaths 1st Quarter 2021 Compared to 1st Quarter 2020.” An article from a media outlet called The Daily Expose carried the headline: “Number of women to lose their unborn
Snopes→ Joe Rogan (Not a Doctor) Spreads Anti-Vaccine Misinformation
Dr. Anthony Fauci called the podcast host's recent comments about young people and COVID-19 vaccines "incorrect."
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ WhatsApp and the IFCN offer a financial shot in the arm to fact-checkers fighting vaccine misinformation
Seven fact-checking organizations spread across the globe will get a combined $500,000 in grant funding to help support their efforts to fight COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. The award is part of the Vaccine Grant Program — a partnership between W