Snopes is a Least Biased Source despite what you may have read
Snopes has been reviewed several times since this article was written in 2017. Their rating has changed to reflect changes in our methodology. They are…
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Seeking truth among ‘alternative facts’
CC BY-SA 3.0 NY Peter Neal Peregrine, Lawrence University Part of what I do as an archaeologist is judge between competing claims to truth. Indeed,…
Natural News Banned from Google, but not for Fake News
Over the last few days there has been speculation on why Natural News (naturalnews.com) was banned by Google. On Feburary 22, 2017 approximately 140,000 pages…
Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say?
William Parkin, Seattle University; Brent Klein, Michigan State University; Jeff Gruenewald, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Joshua D. Freilich, City University of New York, and Steven…
An Exercise in Web Propaganda
CC BY-SA 3.0 NY By Richmond Shreve Viral email messages, a stealth tool in political motivation, abound during political campaigns. I collect them as samples of…
Media Bias/Fact Check Makes WND’s Fakest Fact Checkers List
WND (World Net Daily) has included Media Bias/Fact Check in their top 9 fakest news fact checkers list. Although we are not familiar with a…
Russia, Trump and the 2016 election: What’s the best way for Congress to investigate?
Photo Source: Wikimedia Jordan Tama, American University School of International Service Exactly how will the U.S. conduct a fair and accurate investigation into Russian meddling…
FAKE NEWS: The media’s existential crisis
By: Tom Lyden Fox9 KMSP Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – For news consumers the relentless discussion of “fake news” can make it seem like reality itself is…
How will native tribes fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in court?
By Pax Ahimsa Gethen (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons Monte Mills, The University of Montana On Feb. 8 the U.S. Army Corps…
Trump’s vow to ‘destroy’ Johnson Amendment could wreak havoc on charitable world
Philip Hackney, Louisiana State University and Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University President Donald Trump recently pledged to “destroy” the Johnson Amendment, a 63-year-old law…