The world changed last week after rioters infiltrated the U.S. Capitol building and disrupted our legislative and democratic process. It was an event most people did not see coming, but others have worried about for months, if not years. Disinformation
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Poynter→ The difference in police response to the Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault
The police response to the assault and vandalism of the federal Capitol building has unleashed a wave of comparisons to the summer Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, D.C. President-elect Joe Biden said the restrained handling of the Trump sup
Poynter→ There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway.
In a violent scene like no other in American history, a sprawling crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and halted congressional proceedings, wearing and waving Trump-branded paraphernalia and flags as they sought to
Poynter→ International fact-checkers aren’t quite celebrating Zuckerberg’s decision to block Trump
The minute Mark Zuckerberg announced President Donald Trump’s account had been blocked from the social media platform for an indefinite time, fact-checkers outside the United States shook their heads and began a discussion. Is this policy going to be
Poynter→ Yesterday’s unprecedented attack on the Capitol was a clear consequence of mis/disinformation
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here. The fact-checking community collaborated again We’re coming to you a little later this Thursday because, like many
Poynter→ Venezuelan and Turkish diplomats mirror their American counterparts in warnings about U.S. democracy
The shoe was on the other foot today as officials in Venezuela and Turkey warned their citizens about the dangerous political situation in the United States. Both countries have faced criticism in the past from American officials who raised alerts that
Poynter→ Venezuelan and Turkish diplomats mirror their American counterparts in warnings about U.S. democracy
The shoe was on the other foot today as officials in Venezuela and Turkey warned their citizens about the dangerous political situation in the United States. Both countries have faced criticism in the past from American officials who raised alerts that
Poynter→ Is this a coup? Some history and context to help you decide
Are Americans witnessing a coup? Before the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the case was arguable, but not a slam dunk. After the Capitol was breached, the case became more clear cut, experts say. The questions stem from President Donald Trumpâ
Poynter→ Is this a coup? Some history and context to help you decide
Are Americans witnessing a coup? Before the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the case was arguable, but not a slam dunk. After the Capitol was breached, the case became more clear cut, experts say. The questions stem from President Donald Trumpâ
Poynter→ A man wearing a buffalo cap proves how far mis/disinformation can go and how dangerous it can be
Jake Angeli stood bare-chested, wearing his trademark buffalo cap and holding an American flag, among a group of other men who stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday afternoon. The well-known QAnon evangelist’s presence in such a moment was cons
Poynter→ A man wearing a buffalo cap proves how far mis/disinformation can go and how dangerous it can be
Jake Angeli stood bare-chested, wearing his trademark buffalo cap and holding an American flag, among a group of other men who stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday afternoon. The well-known QAnon evangelist’s presence in such a moment was cons
Poynter→ What to expect in 2021 in the world of misinformation online
It’s already becoming a theme everywhere I look: 2020 was an extremely difficult year, and 2021 will be too. This is true for the events of everyday life but also on your social media feeds. No one could have predicted the chaos that unfolded on the
Poynter→ Congress will formally count electoral votes for president on Jan. 6. Here’s what you need to know.
The 2020 presidential election cycle is almost over. After the voting, the counting, the legal challenges, and the casting of the electoral college votes in December, a joint session of Congress will formally count the electoral votes for president at
Poynter→ What is a coup?
Amid the pressure of a House impeachment inquiry in 2019, President Donald Trump continued to stoke the idea that he’s the victim of a coup — shorthand for “coup d’etat,” a French term that means the overthrow of the government. ̶
Poynter→ Researchers developed an AI system that predicts the likelihood people will spread misinformation based on words they use
Lee en español University of Sheffield researchers Yida Mu and Dr. Nikos Aletra report they’ve developed an artificial intelligence system to help identify Twitter users who are more likely to share unreliable news sources. In their study published
Poynter→ What to expect from fact-checking in 2021
Once a niche practice within journalism, fact-checking is now a household name thanks to a year with a deadly pandemic and important elections in many parts of the world. To fulfill our responsibility to advocate and push for higher standards in fact-c
Poynter→ Georgia is the new epicenter of US misinformation following the presidential election
Lee en español Attention has shifted from the U.S. presidential election and false claims of voter fraud to place the spotlight squarely on Georgia. Its two Senate runoffs will determine the balance of power in Congress after all the votes are counted
Poynter→ Georgia is the new epicenter of US misinformation following the presidential election
Lee en español Attention has shifted from the U.S. presidential election and false claims of voter fraud to place the spotlight squarely on Georgia. Its two Senate runoffs will determine the balance of power in Congress after all the votes are counted
Poynter→ The second round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects
A little less than a month after the International Fact-Checking Network and Facebook distributed more than half a million dollars in grant funding to 13 fact-checking organizations fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the pair awarded an additional $300,00
Poynter→ Will Trump’s example change how politicians handle the truth?
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. How fact-checkers help normalize the truth As the Trump e
Poynter→ PolitiFact’s 2020 Lie of the Year: Coronavirus downplay and denial
A Florida taxi driver and his wife had seen enough conspiracy theories online to believe the virus was overblown, maybe even a hoax. So no masks for them. Then they got sick. She died. A college lecturer had trouble refilling her lupus drug after the p
Poynter→ The first round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects
In April the International Fact-Checking Network partnered with Facebook to dole out more than half a million dollars in grant funding to fact-checking organizations fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The first round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grants he
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise training significantly increases people’s ability to detect disinformation, new Stanford study finds
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Dec. 14, 2020) – The Poynter Institute’s digital media literacy program for older adults, MediaWise for Seniors, helps participants identify online disinformation and misinformation, according to a study conducted by the Stanf
Poynter→ An inoculation strategy: Give people good information on COVID-19 vaccines
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Minding the gap Last week, Facebook announced it would be
Poynter→ An inoculation strategy: Give people good information on COVID-19 vaccines
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Minding the gap Last week, Facebook announced it would be
Poynter→ Citing an October CNN story, a conspiracy theory targets the first UK recipient of the COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 8, 2020, news organizations around the world published stories about the first patient in the United Kingdom to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine outside of trials: 90-year-old Margaret Keenan. Along with the stories came images showing Keena
Poynter→ 12 recommendations to address the information dystopia
Lee en español A Forum of Information and Democracy working group released a list of 250 solutions to address the global threat of both mis- and disinformation. Forum chair Christophe Deloire said the November report demonstrates “that a structural
Poynter→ Fact-checking Trump was a volume business. How will that change with Biden?
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Is ‘too stupid to fact-check’ a thing of the past? On
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Candace Owens Win a Huge Lawsuit Against Facebook Fact-Checkers?
A November 29 2020 TheScoop.us item bearing the headline “Candace Owens Wins Huge Lawsuit Against Biased Liberal Facebook Fact-Checkers” made a titular claim that Owens successfully sued Facebook’s third-party fact-checkers, although
Poynter→ How a team led by a journalist is fighting coronavirus misinformation in the Filipino community
Last year, Leezel Tanglao traveled to the Philippines as part of an immersion program from the Filipino Young Leaders Program, a nonprofit organization of leaders that aims to advance the Southeast Asian country and the Filipino community. Tanglao, a H
Poynter→ How a team led by a journalist is fighting coronavirus misinformation in the Filipino community
Last year, Leezel Tanglao traveled to the Philippines as part of an immersion program from the Filipino Young Leaders Program, a nonprofit organization of leaders that aims to advance the Southeast Asian country and the Filipino community. Tanglao, a H
Poynter→ A nationwide fact-checking collaboration gets ready for elections in Ghana
Ghanaians heading to the polls for the Dec. 7 presidential election will be aided by the largest fact-checking collaboration in their nation’s history. Fact-checking organizations, news outlets and civil society groups are banding together to build a
Poynter→ A nationwide fact-checking collaboration gets ready for elections in Ghana
Ghanaians heading to the polls for the Dec. 7 presidential election will be aided by the largest fact-checking collaboration in their nation’s history. Fact-checking organizations, news outlets and civil society groups are banding together to build a
Poynter→ Fact-checking President Trump’s whopper-laden interview with Maria Bartiromo
President Donald Trump repeated his false claims that the election was “rigged” and characterized mail-in ballots as a “disaster” in an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. Bartiromo allowed him to make his case without c
Poynter→ Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg at a crossroads on their companies’ misinformation policies
Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg usually disagree, at least as far as Twitter and Facebook policies are concerned. But during Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the two tech CEOs seemed to find common ground on a few topics where they had p
Poynter→ Global fact-checkers find strength in numbers amid dual challenges of politics and COVID-19
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. All together now Fact-checking is a form of journalism, a
Poynter→ The fact-based approach to keeping the coronavirus out of your Thanksgiving
With small indoor gatherings driving a record surge of new coronavirus cases across the U.S., public health officials are worried about the holiday season accelerating a worsening situation. Thanksgiving comes at a difficult time in the pandemic. Hos
Poynter→ A screenshot of a Parler post about Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News is fake
Avid viewers of Tucker Carlson’s nightly program on Fox News are in luck: The host is not leaving the network, despite rumors swirling on social media. A Nov. 15 Facebook post shows a screenshot of what appears to be a post from Carlson on Parler, a
Poynter→ Falsehoods about the 2020 election run rampant on the world stage
Fact-checkers outside the United States were not spared the onslaught of both mis- and disinformation that followed the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Asia, Europe and Latin America all had to contend with a tidal wave of false claims about voting Su
Poynter→ Brazilian election: Fact-checkers detected 16 electoral hoaxes in 48 hours, a third of the total registered in 2018
In the first round of the 2020 Brazilian local election, three technological errors created an opportunity for disinformation to thrive. An app launched by the Superior Electoral Court to help voters find their voting section or justify their absence (