Should you trust media bias charts? – Poynter
Nov 2, 2021 · The AllSides Chart. The AllSides chart focuses solely on political bias. It places sources in one of five boxes — “Left,” “Lean Left,” “Center,” “Lean Right” and “Right ...
What PolitiFact learned in 1,000 fact-checks of Donald Trump
February 2, 2024. PolitiFact has hit a milestone: We published our 1,000th rated fact-check of Donald Trump. In classic Trump fashion, he claimed in his New Hampshire primary victory speech Jan ...
Poynter – A global leader in journalism. Strengthening democracy.
Oct 21, 2024 · Poynter is a nonprofit media institute and newsroom that provides fact-checking, media literacy and journalism ethics training to citizens and journalists in service to democracy.
A surprising number of Americans believe these 6 false claims
Sep 7, 2022 · As the November midterm elections near, political candidates and TV ads are pushing inaccurate and misleading claims about immigration. And according to an NPR/Ipsos poll, a significant number of ...
Who checks the fact-checkers? Penn State researchers
Nov 13, 2023 · The researchers examined 11,639 fact-checking articles from Snopes and 10,710 from PolitiFact from Jan. 1, 2016, to Aug. 31, 2022. They found Snopes checked more “real claims” — claims that ...
Here are 4 new terms to describe online deception and ... - Poynter
Sep 12, 2019 · Here are 4 new terms to describe online deception and misinformation. By: Daniel Funke, Susan Benkelman and Cristina Tardáguila. September 12, 2019. Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking ...
Fact checks of 10 prominent types of misinformation about
July 27, 2021. Since the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, PolitiFact has fact-checked hundreds of misleading statements about the development, deployment, content, safety and effectiveness ...
International Fact-Checking Network – Poynter
Oct 27, 2024 · The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter was launched in 2015 to bring together the growing community of fact-checkers around the world. The network advocates for information ...
A year of false narratives about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack ... - Poynter
Jan 6, 2022 · This year, PolitiFact picked lies about Jan. 6 and its significance, for two reasons. First, the attack was historically important; a federal judge called it “the most significant assault on the ...
A look behind Real Raw News’ sensational (and fabricated) headlines
Sep 27, 2021 · Real Raw News is a relatively new website that regularly publishes fantastical, false stories with made-to-go-viral headlines. This illustration shows a screenshot of the homepage of Real Raw News ...