Fact Checking
Trump Threatens to Shut Down Twitter in Twitter Tantrum About ‘Free Speech’
"Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH," the president wrote, on Twitter.
Are Fake News and Misinformation Affecting India’s Fight Against Coronavirus? An Expert Explains
"Today, people like you and me may laugh off the 'theory' about banging plates creating vibrations that will destroy the virus, but there are people who actually believe it."
Facebook Is Literally Hiring People to Just Google Stuff
No previous fact-checking or journalism experience required.
Democrats Will Never Win the Fact-Checking War
Right-wing politicians can get away with ignoring media criticism, but Democrats can't.
Snopes raises over $500K to stay alive during legal battle
False: The for-profit fact-checking website has no choice but to shut down.
We Need to Teach Kids How to Be Skeptical of the Internet
According to a year-long study from Stanford researchers, the inability of young students to tell “fake news” from real news is alternately “dismaying,” “bleak,” and a “threat to democracy.”
The Real Journalists Behind Facebook’s Push to Stop Fake News
Organizations like Politifact and Snopes will help verify stories as they're shared.
People in Sweden's Alleged 'No-Go Zones' Talk About What It's Like to Live There
Media reports say crime and violence are so rampant in Sweden's "no-go zones" that even the police stay away. But what is life in those neighbourhoods really like?