The Case for Facts: Why evidence matters in 2025. New @niemanlabfdn @Poynter piece on preserving reality through rigorous reporting

Brazilian Journalist @camposmello talks about the current fact-checking outlook worldwide. One of #GlobalFact12’s keynote speakers, Campos Mello is a reporter at large and columnist at Folha de São Paulo newspaper. For over 25 years, she has been covering international relations,

Steering a global fact-checking network through today’s chaos is like navigating a ship in a relentless storm — but @AngieHolan stands strong at the helm, steady, fearless, and unwavering in her mission. #IJF25

New @AP statement responding to Trump's comments saying "we are going to keep them out:" "This is about the government telling the public and press what words to use and retaliating if they do not follow government orders." (1/2)

Here’s my statement on @Meta ending factchecking program.

Join us Tue Oct 22, 10 - 11 am EST for a virtual workshop on our 'Correcting Election-Related Misinformation' Evidence Brief! Featuring Brendan Nyhan @BrendanNyhan, Joanne Miller @PoliPsyProf, Angie Holan @AngieHolan, & Claire Wardle @cward1e Register here: https://t.co/DjKt6xWKoX

Fact-checking false claims about covid is not censorship #Debate2024 Read factcheckers’ Sarajevo statement

No, Trump did not "salvage" the Affordable Care Act. Vance's claim is False.

.@Poynter asked the world's factcheckers to evaluate misinfo on X these days. They said the trends are alarming. “Nowadays, you just check the trending topics (to find misinfo). You can also see what Elon Musk retweets or amplifies.”

CNN @KatieLobosco asked the Trump campaign for any evidence for his claim that his proposed across-the-board tariffs wouldn’t raise prices for Americans. The campaign responded by sending her a study…which said prices for Americans would rise when the tariffs were implemented.

Trump continues to make the bogus claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. As we've written, there's no evidence that it was rigged, and ample evidence that it wasn't. #debate

Trump said, “In Springfield (Ohio), they're eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the cats. They're eating they're eating the pets of the people that live there.” A city spokesperson told PolitiFact that these claims about immigrants are unfounded.

The ABC duo is factchecking, pretty much just Trump so far, but it's focused, crisp and brief, so it doesn't feel as though it's interfering.

CPJ welcomes the release of @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and @RFERL editor Alsu Kurmasheva, and we continue to push for the release of: ➡️José Rubén Zamora ➡️Jimmy Lai ➡️Frenchie Mae Cumpio And so many others. #JournalismIsNotACrime

CNN promotes Donie O’Sullivan to Senior Correspondent. His reporting on the spread of online misinformation, highlighting the effect conspiracy theories, extremism, & radicalization have on politics, culture, & society, makes an impact. Congrats @donie! https://t.co/47fdE1IhYS

Harris campaign is blocking reporters from talking to voters outside the press pen here at Whitmer/Shapiro event in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Here's the impt work @Chequeado is doing with AI for the benefit of #factchecking everywhere. From @LatAmJournalism

10 great tips for newsrooms that want to fact-check elections -- great observations from @MortadaSaja from that came from a #factchecking visit to the UK

We're so pumped that @politifact and @PBS are partnering on election coverage this cycle. 🎉

OMG I am honored to share this prize with these amazing colleagues. Thank you to @columbiajourn for believing in my work, together we increase the cost of lying. This prize also belongs to the @factchequeado and @chequeado teams.🙏🏼 @cjimenezcruz @olisohr @matydisanti #CabotPrizes