FactChecking the Final 2020 Presidential Debate
By Eugene Kiely, Robert Farley, Brooks Jackson, Lori Robertson, D’Angelo Gore, Jessica McDonald, Angelo Fichera, Saranac Hale Spencer and Rem Rieder – [...]
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FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
By Eugene Kiely, D’Angelo Gore, Saranac Hale Spencer and Lori Robertson – Factcheck.org At a televised town hall in Philadelphia, Democratic presidential [...]
FactChecking Trump’s Town Hall
By Brooks Jackson, Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, Angelo Fichera, Jessica McDonald, Rem Rieder, Katie Busch and Eugene Kiely – Factcheck.org In an Oct. 15 town [...]
Fact Checking the Vice Presidential Debate
By FactCheck.org Summary In the first and only vice presidential debate, Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence parroted many of the false and misleading claims we [...]
Fact Checking the First Trump-Biden Debate
By FactCheck.org Summary President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several [...]
People ‘fly to quality’ news on social sites when faced with uncertainty
By Laurel Thomas @ University of Michigan News Image credit: NewsWhip When information becomes a matter of life or death or is key to navigating economic uncertainty, as it [...]
Tucker Carlson writer resigns after racist posts revealed
Tucker Carlson’s top writer has resigned from Fox News after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks online. Writer Blake Neff used a pseudonym to write bigoted [...]
Former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith joins CNBC as chief general news anchor with new evening show
CNBC announced on Wednesday that former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is joining the network to host a one-hour evening news program on weekdays at 7 p.m. ET. The newscast, [...]
False antifa rumors about a suburban invasion take over neighborhood social media apps
Source: NBC News False rumors about Antifa organizing bus rides to take protesters into white neighborhoods and loot residences have gone viral in recent days on digital [...]
Hydroxychloroquine not effective in the Treatment of Covid-19, increased risk for ventricular arrhythmias
In a study published in the Peer-Reviewed medical journal The Lancet on May 22, 2020 it concluded that Hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for Covid-19, but [...]
Study shows vulnerable populations with less education more likely to believe, share misinformation
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens public health around the world, misinformation regarding its treatment, causes and cures has abounded. A University of Kansas study has [...]
For its must-read coronavirus coverage, The Atlantic is rewarded with a huge surge of digital subscriptions
By SARAH SCIRE – Nieman Lab The Atlantic had a very good March. In an email to his staff, editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg announced: We have never, in the 163-year [...]
Alex Jones must pay legal fees for ‘frivolous’ Sandy Hook appeal
AUSTIN, Texas — The 3rd Court of Appeals Wednesday denied Alex Jones’ motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by a Sandy Hook parent and ordered Jones to pay [...]
FactChecking the March Democratic Debate
By FactCheck.org Summary The first head-to-head debate of the Democratic presidential primary between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders focused on the [...]
BREAKING: Trading halted as crude oil price plunge pushes Dow down by 1,800 points, S&P drops 7 percent
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted at the opening bell on Monday, sinking by more than 1,800 points and triggering a “circuit breaker” on the S&P 500 [...]
FactChecking the South Carolina Debate
By Eugene Kiely, Brooks Jackson, Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, D’Angelo Gore, Jessica McDonald and Saranac Hale Spencer – Factcheck.org Summary In the [...]
FactChecking the Las Vegas Democratic Debate
By Brooks Jackson, Eugene Kiely, Robert Farley, Lori Robertson, D’Angelo Gore, Jessica McDonald and Angelo Fichera – Factcheck.org Summary Many of the [...]
McClatchy files for bankruptcy, likely ending 163 years of family control and setting up more consolidation in local news
By JOSHUA BENTON – Nieman Lab It’s been a very public possibility for months, but this morning it became official: McClatchy, America’s second-largest newspaper [...]
BREAKING: Senate acquits Trump on both impeachment charges
The Senate on Wednesday voted almost entirely along party lines — there was one Republican defection — to acquit President Donald Trump on abuse of power and on [...]
FactChecking the State of the Union
By Eugene Kiely, Brooks Jackson, Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, D’Angelo Gore, Jessica McDonald and Isabella Fertel – Factcheck.org Summary In his 2020 [...]