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Eli GottliebNovember 15, 2023

People fact-check social media posts more thoughtfully when they’re paired with someone who doesn’t share their perspective

“Because publicly funded educational institutions are committed to promoting informed debate and preparing the nation’s future citizens, my colleagues and I believe they remain some of the most promising places to try this approach.”

Madeleine BairOctober 24, 2023

What El Tímpano learned training 100+ Latino immigrants on disinformation defense

COVID-19 wasn’t the most common issue that workshop participants brought up. Neither was politics. What was? Consumer fraud.

Phillip AnjorinOctober 18, 2023

The Nigeria Fact-Checkers’ Coalition showed how collaborative journalism can work in West Africa

“I don’t want to build animosity between my neighbors because of information I can’t confirm.”

Joshua BentonJune 29, 2023

When it comes to misinformation, partisanship overpowers fact-checking, over and over again

“Why do people fail to update their beliefs in light of clear evidence to the contrary? Our research provides an answer: partisanship is a powerful factor that can lead people away from accuracy.”

Hanaa' TameezMay 16, 2022

Factchequeado launches to combat misinformation in Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S.

“One of our approaches here is thinking if we manage [to get] platforms and the companies to put attention into Spanish-language misinformation in the U.S., that is going to benefit our regions in the long term.”

Shraddha ChakradharMarch 10, 2022

“Perfect moderation does not exist,” but here are some lessons from Twitter’s labels of Trump tweets

“How can you make people discuss [information] instead of polarizing them further?” A new study offers some clues.

Taylor DotsonJanuary 18, 2022

Fact-checking may be important, but it won’t help Americans learn to disagree better

“The more that a study looked like the real world, the less fact-checking changed participants’ minds.”

Stephen CushionNovember 1, 2021

Would enhancing the BBC’s fact-checking strengthen its perceived impartiality?

How broadcasters challenge false or misleading information while maintaining high standards of impartiality has become increasingly challenging.

Sarah ScireSeptember 22, 2021

Publishers hope fact-checking can become a revenue stream. Right now, it’s mostly Big Tech who is buying.

Facebook alone works with 80 different fact-checking organizations worldwide.

Sarah ScireSeptember 15, 2021

Misinformation is a global problem. One of the solutions might work across continents too.

Plus: What Africa’s top fact-checkers are doing to combat false beliefs about Covid-19.

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