If your time is short Scientists have been working hard to understand COVID-19, but there’s still a lot they don’t know about immunity after recovery, and how long it lasts. Longer immune responses are associated with more serious illness. There’
Publication: fact checking
Poynter→ Telemundo and Univision’s fact-check teams grow after FactChat launch
Lee en Español o escucha nuestro podcat en Español: IFCN · Crecen equipos de verificación de Univision y Telemundo, tras lanzamiento del FactChat The amount of content to fact-check during the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign is so considerable that
Poynter→ House Democrats’ new bill on the 25th Amendment, explained
If your time is short The Constitution’s 25th Amendment, ratified in 1967, governs presidential succession and the transfer of power from an incapacitated president. Part of the amendment says a vice president and a majority of the Cabinet can declar
Poynter→ Do these hoaxes about Trump and COVID-19 look familiar? That’s because they are
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. Déjà vu: Hoaxers turn to the same tactics all over agai
Poynter→ Fact-checking the vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence
Plexiglass partitions didn’t stop the vice presidential candidates from clashing over the coronavirus, taxes, China, health care, and climate change. In a civil but pointed 90-minute exchange, Democrat Sen. Kamala Harris exaggerated the failings of t
Poynter→ 7 ways to avoid misinformation about the election
As Election Day approaches, you may be more likely to see online disinformation that’s aimed at influencing your vote. This year, we’ve fact-checked dozens of false claims on social media about the candidates. Other events — the coronavirus pan
Poynter→ After contracting COVID-19, Trump was dinged by platforms for spreading coronavirus misinformation
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. This edition of Coronavirus Facts is coming to you a day early because… well… *gest
Poynter→ FactChat’s partners detected an average of one false claim every three minutes during the first presidential debate
Lee en español The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was not only charged with emotional outbursts and interruptions — but also with falsehoods. Fact-checkers are now getting ready for the vice presidential debate on Wedne
Poynter→ No, evidence is not mounting that doctors are trying to kill President Trump
If your time is short President Donald Trump has received several medications and vitamins, including experimental drugs whose efficacy and safety haven’t been proven but that have been shown to help some COVID-19 patients. Some doctors have been cri
Poynter→ Fact-checkers need to work together to create better models for distributing our fact-checks online
Leer en español | Ler em portugues Partnerships with internet platforms are vital for fact-checkers that want to connect with bigger audiences and tackle misinformation on the same scale as it is being produced. Artificial intelligence helps int
Poynter→ Fact-checking misinformation about President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis
In the early morning hours after Donald Trump tweeted that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus, misinformation about the president’s condition ballooned on social media. Facebook users falsely claimed that “
Poynter→ How to find reliable information about Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis
In the past 12 hours, there has been a crushing amount of speculation and reactions circulating across social media platforms related to President Donald Trump’s positive coronavirus test. This is a historic moment with emotions running high and itâ€
Poynter→ Here’s what we know about President Trump’s health and COVID-19
If your time is short Trump is 74 years old and slightly obese. Both put him at greater risk of severe illness, with his age being the more important factor. Based on broad studies, 8% to 12% of people like him became severely ill with the disease. Pre
Poynter→ Non-debates have landed in the U.S. — and the country should get over its surprise
As a foreigner and as a fact-checker, I’ve been trying to understand why the American press and voters in the United States were so astonished by the first presidential debate Tuesday between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. I am also interested to se
Poynter→ Fact-checkers stick with issues in a debate defined by atmospherics
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. Defining moments vs. defining issues In a rational world,
Poynter→ 4 fact-checking organizations seeking social impact
Read the Turkish version of this article here. There are currently 300 active fact-checking initiatives around the world, according to the Duke Reporters’ Lab. When the lab first launched its database in 2014, that number was only 44. Like every fact
Poynter→ Fact-check: The first 2020 presidential debate between Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump
President Donald Trump’s constant interruptions of both Democratic nominee Joe Biden and moderator Chris Wallace threw the first presidential debate of 2020 into a state of confusion. Biden began interrupting as well as the two candidates clashed ove
Poynter→ FactChat has three times more users in Spanish than in English and is ready for tonight’s debate
(Versión en español) FactChat, the WhatsApp chatbot that the International Fact-Checking Network developed to expose fact-checks about the United States presidential campaign, is gaining popularity in the Hispanic community and will have a great chal
Poynter→ Why Chris Wallace likely won’t be fact-checking during Tuesday’s presidential debate
The big media event of the week — well, as far as we know as of now — is Tuesday night’s presidential debate. Fox News’ Chris Wallace will moderate the first of three scheduled presidential debates. (There also will be one vice presidential deb
Poynter→ The second round of the Fact-Checking Innovation Initiative awards five new projects
Five projects focused on how technology can improve fact-checking will receive up to $100,000 in grants as part of the second round of the Fact-Checking Innovation Initiative. The winners were chosen from a list of 64 proposals and will split a total o
Poynter→ Airborne or not? What the CDC said about the aerosol transmission of COVID-19
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. Before we check some COVID-19 facts, I want to talk about something really cool I’ve
Poynter→ Time to ratchet up the fight against misinformation in Spanish. Take a look at this solution.
On September 18, Franco Ordo̱ez, NPR White House correspondent, went on air sounding very worried. He had interviewed a Venezuelan woman in the Miami suburb of Doral, Florida, and confirmed that yes РLatinos in Florida were receiving tons of po
Poynter→ The sheer amount of misinformation is forcing fact-checkers to collaborate
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and accountability journalism, from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here Banding together This week a study by the Oxfo
Poynter→ Conspiracy theories are causing people to fear the harmless and ignore the harmful
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and accountability journalism, from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here Threats real and imagined It would be easy if
Poynter→ Here’s how the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally’s may have spread the coronavirus
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. It’s good to be back after some time off. Let’s get right to it: In early August, m
Poynter→ Science and health fact-checkers put pandemic claims under a microscope
In the face of a global pandemic, science and health fact-checking journalists are having their moment. Over the past two decades, political claims and widespread hoaxes and rumors have dominated fact-checking journalism. Snopes began debunking online
Poynter→ The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally’s impact on the coronavirus, explained
If your time is short It’s hard to determine the precise impact of a large-scale event on the spread of the coronavirus. Contact tracing misses a lot of cases. Statistical methods used to make estimates often rely on assumptions that are difficult to
Poynter→ Kayleigh McEnany said Trump never downplayed the virus. He did, and Woodward’s tape explains why.
If your time is short Between the end of January and mid-March, Trump told the public that the virus was well under control and presented little risk. He told Bob Woodward that he played down the virus to avoid creating panic. See the sources for this
Poynter→ In the battle over content moderation, transparency seems to be all anyone can agree on
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and accountability journalism, from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here The theme in the debate over content moderatio
Poynter→ Fact-checkers offer additional suggestions for how to improve Facebook ahead of the 2020 presidential election
After Facebook announced plans Thursday to scale back on political ads and increase voter information ahead of the 2020 elections, fact-checkers offered some additional suggestions for how the tech platform might handle potential misinformation. In a p
Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned the danger of folks with large platforms —
Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned the danger of folks with large platforms —
Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned the danger of folks with large platforms —
Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox weekly, click here. Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned the danger of folks with large platforms —
Poynter→ How techno-populists put the ‘Hate Machine’ to work in spreading disinformation
Take a minute and try to answer this: What do Donald Trump (USA), Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela), Recep Erdoğan (Turkey), Jair Bolsonaro (Brazil), Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua), Viktor Órban (Hungary), Rodrigo Duterte (Philippines) and Narendra Modi (India)
Poynter→ Fact-checkers are helpers, not saviors, in the information wars
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and accountability journalism, from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here On fact-checking and fruitlessness The remarka
Poynter→ Here’s how America’s fact-checkers would moderate presidential debates
This article was originally published on Sept. 26, 2016, the day of the first presidential debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. We are republishing it now in light of the expected announcement this week of moderators for the presidential d
Poynter→ Here’s how to prepare for the weirdest election ‘night’ ever
If your time is short Experts say the proper functioning of democracy is at risk because of the complications raised by holding elections during a pandemic. Elements of concern include new voting procedures, heightened political polarization, and a del
Poynter→ No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths from 153,504 to 9,210
If your time is short President Donald Trump retweeted multiple posts that falsely claimed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decreased the number of U.S. coronavirus deaths to 9,210. Those posts misconstrue data from the CDC, which shows t
Poynter→ 5 things to know about convalescent blood plasma as a potential treatment for COVID-19
If your time is short The Food and Drug Administration announced on Aug. 23 it granted fast-track authorization for the emergency use of convalescent plasma as a treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. It’s not a new treatment concept. An inf