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
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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→ 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→ 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→ ABC, NBC, CBS and Univision reminded us of an important fact: TV can’t be like Twitter
ABC, NBC, CBS and Univision, four major television networks in the United States, sent a clear message to the world last week: Television is not — and cannot be — like Twitter. The broadcast networks have attentive editors and journalists who won
Poynter→ U.S fact-checkers debunked at least 10 hoaxes involving Pennsylvania and Florida on Election Day
Fact-checking organizations based in the United States debunked at least 10 claims and photos regarding the electoral process in two states on Election Day. An overview of this work shows that Florida and Pennsylvania were heavily targeted by disinform
Poynter→ Electronic ballots are effective, fast and used all over the world — so why aren’t they used in the U.S.?
People living in at least 25 countries might be reading the news today that the U.S. still hasn’t elected a president and asking themselves, “Why isn’t the United States using electronic ballots like us?” In those 25 countries, elec
Poynter→ Fact-checkers head to the War Rooms to battle last minute invasion of conspiracy theories
Don’t be surprised if your social media feeds and your messaging apps become filled with conspiracy theories until Nov. 3, the U.S. Election Day. For a group of highly respected fact-checkers this is totally predictable. “Everything indicat
Poynter→ Disinformation or defamation? Attacks against Trump and Biden resemble those seen in other countries
The Cambridge Dictionary is super clear: “defamation is the action of damaging the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true.” This is exactly what we’re seeing on social media and messaging apps
Poynter→ With no TV debates to assess, fact-checkers flagged online falsehoods about sexual abuse and alcohol
Lee en español There were no presidential debates this week, but that doesn’t mean that FactChat‘s members didn’t have plenty of material to work with. Manipulated videos and misleading claims continue to flood social networks, as we
Poynter→ Without methodology or transparency, Facebook and Twitter become the ‘arbiters of the truth’
It seems like Facebook and Twitter have decided to assume the position they’ve been avoiding for so long. Less than a month from Election Day, both companies finally became arbiters of the truth on the internet. Naive are those who believe this i
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→ 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→ 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→ The U.S election has all the ingredients to become a river of disinformation
The U.S presidential election will take place in 82 days, but fact-checkers from all over the world can already tell that the United States has the ingredients to see a campaign flooded by mis/disinformation. Here are some urgent tips not only for the
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the Canadian Government Giving Citizens $2,000 a Month Because of COVID-19?
On March 25 2020, social media users quickly drew comparisons between the help Canadian citizens are receiving from their government and a bill passed in the U.S. Senate. On Twitter, the comparison was spread most heavily in a tweet shared more than 1
Hoax-Slayer→ Nancy Pelosi and The Three Trips of Captain Cook
Message claims that Nancy Pelosi, current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, answered a psychiatrist's test question in a way that revealed a decided lack of intelligence The post Nancy Pelosi and The Three Trips of Captain Cook ap
Hoax-Slayer→ ESTA ‘Visa Expiration Warning’ Scams
If you are travelling to the United States, you are required to apply for and receive an ESTA, but watch out for scam websites and emails. The post ESTA ‘Visa Expiration Warning’ Scams appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Vladimir Putin Say the United States’ Influence in the World Is ‘Waning’?
Russian president Vladimir Putin criticized the United States in his annual address to the nation in October 2018, saying that American influence in the world has irrevocably waned. Left-leaning political news site AmericanIndependent.com reported on h
Did Vladimir Putin Say the United States’ Influence in the World Is ‘Waning’?
Russian president Vladimir Putin criticized the United States in his annual address to the nation in October 2018, saying that American influence in the world has irrevocably waned. Left-leaning political news site AmericanIndependent.com reported on his comments in a story that was later picked up by Shareblue.com: Speaking about the position of the U.S. on […]
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Snopes→ Is This Sign at the United States-Mexico Border Real?
An image purportedly showing a U.S. border sign saying "lots of free stuff ahead" is — you guessed it — nothing more than a poorly-done digital edit.
Snopes→ Spy Case: Russia, United States Envoys Leave Washington, St. Petersburg
The moves were the latest in a spy poisoning case that has escalated East-West tensions, with both sides expelling more than 150 of each other’s diplomats from two dozen countries.
Snopes→ Is the United States’ Global Trade Deficit Really $800 Billion?
President Donald Trump's statements on the subject leave out the country's $244 billion services surplus.
Snopes→ Deadly, Bone-Chilling Cold Grips Wide Swath of United States
Authorities have attributed several deaths to exposure to the record-breaking temperatures.