A cognitive scientist explains why humans are so susceptible to fake news and misinformation
By JULIAN MATTHEWS – Nieman Lab How fake news gets into our minds, and what you can do to resist it Although the term itself is…
Read MoreBy JULIAN MATTHEWS – Nieman Lab How fake news gets into our minds, and what you can do to resist it Although the term itself is…
Read MoreThe code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking. The following fact checks…
President Trump on Tuesday vetoed a measure calling for an end to U.S. support of the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, rebuking Congress for a…
Bill Weld, a former two-term Republican governor of Massachusetts, officially entered the 2020 presidential race Monday, mounting the only GOP primary challenge against President Trump’s…
The 2019 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced today. Here is the breakdown of bias of among winners. Left-Center: 7 or 47% Right-Center: 3 or 20%…
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s lengthy report — with its color-coded redactions — will be released to Congress and the public Thursday morning, the Justice Department…
As of April 11, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 555 cases of the disease since the beginning of the year, up…
The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking. The following fact checks…
The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking. The following fact checks…
The U.S. is making plans to seek the extradition of Julian Assange from the U.K. in connection with sealed federal charges filed in the Eastern…
Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks and publisher of state secrets that embarrassed governments across the world, was arrested by police in London on Thursday…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency Tuesday after a measles outbreak in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. De…
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday evening. Trump also said that Kevin McAleenan, the current U.S….
The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking. The following fact checks…
President Trump said Friday that the press is “truly the enemy of the people,” ratcheting up his use of the derisive label to attack the news…
The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking. The following fact checks…
The House approved a measure to cut off U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s bloody civil war, in a harsh rebuke of President…
The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking. The following fact checks…
LEFT-CENTER BIAS These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence…
The Senate on Wednesday voted to shorten debate time on lower-level executive branch nominees, changing the chamber’s rules by a simple majority vote through a…
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