This new, more polluted, information environment has real-world impact. For our institutions (however imperfect they may be), ...

Misinformation is rife on social media platforms these days, in part because some social media giants have reduced or even eliminated some of their built-in fact-checking tools. 207’s tech guy, Rich ...

Comments from ordinary users on social media platforms can be a force for good, helping others identify false information and ...

TikTok is the latest social media platform to launch a crowdsourced fact-checking feature. The short-form video app is rolling out the feature, called Footnotes, first in the United States. It lets ...

Health misinformation is prevalent on social media platforms like TikTok. Learn how to spot it, red flags, and accounts to ...

Claims of a media blackout in the Philippines — particularly on the police's use of force during the September 21 protests — are false, as multiple news outlets have published reports, photos, and ...

It was a telling revelation from now-former Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler when he shared a conversation he once had with publisher Will Lewis, in which Lewis asked, “What should the Post ...

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has fact-checked a viral WhatsApp message claiming that the Government of India would ...

Political figures once dreaded being hit with a fact-check. Whether it's receiving Pinocchios from The Washington Post or earning "Lie of the Year" by PolitiFact, the fact-checker industry used to ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, to "go back to the zoo" during a congressional hearing in mid-2025. In June and July 2025, videos surfaced on social media alleging ...

Political figures once dreaded being hit with a fact-check. Whether it’s receiving Pinocchios from The Washington Post or earning “Lie of the Year” by PolitiFact, the fact-checker industry used to ...