The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute is committed to supporting the fact-checking community by offering resources that contribute to advancing the field. For this purpose, IFCN is extending its partnership with the Fa
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Poynter→ Americans want some online misinformation removed, but aren’t sure who should do it
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 Who should police speech online? A new survey
Poynter→ Chuck Norris felled by a tiny virus? Don’t believe it
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox Monday-Friday, click here. Fans of “Walker, Texas Ranger” know Chuck Norris as a fighter and a
Poynter→ Facebook post falsely claims wearing masks for coronavirus shuts down the immune system
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox Monday-Friday, click here. A Facebook user declared, “I’m starting a public movement called TAKE IT
Poynter→ Fact-checkers stand by Maria Ressa, Santos Jr. and Rappler in the wake of Filipino court’s verdict
Fact-checkers responded with a mix of rage and resolve to the guilty verdict given to Maria Ressa, Rappler’s CEO and executive director, and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr., in a cyber libel case that threatens press freedom in Asia. Sinc
Poynter→ Fact-checking a misleading viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox Monday-Friday, click here. An alarming video features a woman with a dire message from the front lines of N
Poynter→ What is ballot harvesting, and why is Trump tweeting about it during an election-year pandemic?
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox Monday-Friday, click here. As many states take steps to encourage voting by mail amid the pandemic, Preside
Poynter→ The IFCN adds CrowdTangle as an ally in the fight against misinformation
All current and future fact-checking organizations in the International Fact-Checking Network will now get free access to CrowdTangle, a powerful social media analysis tool. This comes a month after the IFCN partnered with the platform to offer free ac
Poynter→ WHO comments on asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission is lesson in research and context
PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox Monday-Friday, click here. It was almost on cue. On Monday, World Health Organization COVID-19 technical le
Poynter→ IFCN’s WhatsApp chatbot is now available in Hindi and ready to fight COVID-19 hoaxes
The International Fact-Checking Network’s COVID-19 WhatsApp chatbot will now be available in Hindi –– the world’s third most spoken language. The bot was first released in English, and Spanish, but starting this Thursday, June 11, Hindi speaker
Poynter→ Watch out for scams and hoaxes hidden in Black Lives Matter content
It seems that opportunistic scammers have moved from one tragic crisis to another. COVID-19 attracted hoaxes and exploited a confused public, and now the murder of George Floyd and the worldwide protests are doing the same, keeping fact-checkers busy.
Poynter→ Do no harm: Debunking without amplification
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 A review of the evidence What role does “the
Truth or Fiction?→ Twitter Adds ‘Glorifying Violence’ Label to Trump’s ‘Looting’ and ‘Shooting’ Tweet; White House Blames Fact Checkers
In the early morning hours of May 29 2020, President Trump published two tweets about unrest in Minneapolis over the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd; Twitter later appended a label to the second over its glorification of violence: I can’t st
Truth or Fiction?→ Can You Adjust Facebook to Block Fact-Checkers?
A January 2020 Facebook post sought to convince one social media user’s friends not only that fact-checkers were employed by Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg to target conservative content in posts, but that those same fact-check
Truth or Fiction?→ 500,000 Americans Will Go Bankrupt This Year from Medical Bills?
On January 12 2020, the Facebook page “Lower Drug Prices Now” shared what appeared to be a screenshot of a tweet, which claimed that “500,000 Americans will go bankrupt this year” due to medical bills: Claims referencing &#
Truth or Fiction?→ UK’s Conservative Party’s Communications Team Briefly Rebrands to Mislead Public
As a December 12 2019 general election looms over the UK and the rhetoric around its third election since 2015 grows ever louder, distractions and political stunts have hit a fever pitch, injecting misinformation and outright disinformation into its p
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Donald Trump Fined $2 Million for Misappropriating Funds Donated for Veterans but Used for His Campaign?
In November 2019, a constellation of Facebook posts appeared, collectively making one claim: that United States President Donald Trump was fined $2 million after a judge ruled that funds he had raised were improperly diverted to finance his campaign.
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Claims We’re ‘Clickbait.’ And It Won’t Explain Why.
Even as Facebook hides behind “free speech” concerns to justify a lack of action against the spread of far-right content, it does reserve the right to determine what constitutes “clickbait” with no explanation as to how that de
Snopes→ Google Adds Fact-Check Info to Search Results
The search engine is rolling out a new feature that appends"Fact Check" snippets to news queries.