FactChecking Biden’s Address to Congress
By Angelo Fichera, D’Angelo Gore, Eugene Kiely and Robert Farley – Factcheck.org Summary In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong…
Read MoreBy Angelo Fichera, D’Angelo Gore, Eugene Kiely and Robert Farley – Factcheck.org Summary In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong…
Read MoreAs 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…
The Claim: Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA tweeted: Did you know: The ACLU is suing Dallas County officials to release all inmates who are…
By LAURA HAZARD OWEN @laurahazardowen – Nieman Lab In December 2016, Facebook enlisted a handful of U.S.-based news organizations (ABC News, Snopes, PolitiFact, FactCheck.org, and the AP) to help…
By Eugene Kiely and D’Angelo Gore – Factcheck.org Editor’s Note: For weeks, President Donald Trump has been campaigning in states that are key to the Republican Party’s chances of…
By Angelo Fichera – Factcheck.org Q: Is Fox picking up the ‘Roseanne’ TV series? A: No. The story making that claim was intended as satire. FULL QUESTION Is…
By Angelo Fichera – Factcheck.org Q: Did the late surgeon Dean Lorich expose “Clinton Foundation corruption in Haiti”? A: No. Lorich co-authored an article criticizing the…
We don’t automatically question information we read or hear. Gaelfphoto/Shutterstock.com Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University Here’s a quick quiz for you: In the biblical story, what…
By Robert Farley – FactCheck.org President Donald Trump misleadingly inflated the benefits of the tax overhaul when he claimed it provides “$3.2 trillion … in tax…
Q: Were illegal voters bused in to Alabama to swing the election to Doug Jones? Were thousands of fraudulent votes recorded for him? A: Those claims were…
Linda Beck gives a very informative Tedx talk on fact checking, media bias and fake news. If you enjoy this video please share it.
– The presence of others reduces people’s willingness to fact-check ambiguous information- People fact-check less often when in the perceived presence of other people versus…
After the presidential election in November, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had said that his company was committed to fighting fake news. But the fact-checkers enlisted…
Facebook announced it is broadly rolling out its Related Articles feature on the News Feed to counter fake news. Related Articles will now appear underneath…
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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