The number of active fact-checking projects around the world now stands at 156, with steady growth driven by expanding networks and new media partnerships that…
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A new Reporters’ Lab app allows users to “talk to Share the Facts.” The new app for the Google Home taps the growing database of…
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Donald Trump’s rise to the Republican nomination for president of the United States, seemingly immune to fact-checkers that debunk his false statements, has prompted a…
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How long should fact-checks be? How should they attribute their sources — with links or a detailed list? Should they provide a thorough account of…
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About 70 fact-checkers and academics attended the Global Fact-Checking Summit in London in July 2015. Here’s some of the coverage: JTBC television, South Korea –…
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One thing stood out at last week’s Global Fact-Checking Summit: the variety of the voices. The conference, held at City University London, was in English,…
Comments closedMy opening remarks at the Global Fact-Checking Summit at City University London, July 23, 2015: This is an exciting time for fact-checking around the world. A…
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Fact-checking continues to grow around the world. As we convene the second annual Global Summit of Fact-Checking in London this week, there are now 64…
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We had a great turnout for last week’s regional meeting of fact-checkers in Perugia, Italy. The 15 attendees came from fact-checking sites in Bosnia, the…
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FactCheckEU calls them “Insane Whoppers.” The Voice of San Diego uses “Huckster Propaganda.” Honolulu Civil Beat refers to them as “Screaming Lies.” From Rome to…
Continue readingFrom ‘Baloney’ to ‘Screaming Lies’: the extreme ratings of the world’s fact-checkers
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