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Fact-checkers reached more people in 2025. That didn’t help their finances
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (527+ words) When VERA Files lost funding last year, the Manila-based newsroom had no choice but to overhaul its staffing plans. In January 2025, Meta announced the end of its U.S. fact-checking program, creating uncertainty throughout the global fact-checking network. Meta's partnership in Asia,…...
Fact-checking is crucial when the news moves this fast
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (746+ words) On Feb. 28, the world learned that the United States and Israel had launched wide-ranging attacks on Iranian military and leadership targets. Tensions between the U.S. and Iran had been building for weeks, and prior to that, for decades. But the specific…...
Pam Bondi is out as attorney general. Here’s how the media covered it.
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (971+ words) Was it her mishandling of the Epstein files? Was it her failure to prosecute President Donald Trump's perceived enemies? Was it her awful performances in front of the media and Congress? Did she run out of allies within the Republican…...
An AI company set out to fix news deserts. Instead, it copied local journalists’ work
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1770+ words) Artificial intelligence company Nota " whose clients include organizations like The Boston Globe and the Institute for Nonprofit News " is scrapping its network of local news sites after learning that they contained dozens of instances of plagiarism. Each site focused on…...
Fact-checking has to go where misinformation actually spreads
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (344+ words) This commentary was published in commemoration of'International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. But that is no longer the world in which false information circulates. Today, many of the most influential falsehoods move…...
Trump broke into prime time with a speech that broke little news
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (1654+ words) Wednesday was quite the busy day for President Donald Trump. He started the day by doing something no sitting U.S. president has ever done: He attended oral arguments at the Supreme Court. He spent about an hour listening to the government…...
In the absence of truth, misinformation becomes harmful: Nepal’s experience shows why fact-checking matters in crises
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (713+ words) This commentary was published in commemoration of'International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. On the evening of Sept. 8, 2025, Nepal was shell-shocked. What started as peaceful Gen Z demonstrations against corruption rapidly turned into…...
How a CNN reporter covered war from inside Iran
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (1062+ words) On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched a major joint assault on Iran. Getting information from Iran initially was extremely difficult because there were no Western journalists in the country. But that changed with CNN's Frederik Pleitgen. But this…...
As the Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship, Trump’s claims don’t add up
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (920+ words) One of the most important Supreme Court rulings expected this year is whether to uphold the constitutional protection that babies born in the U.S. are citizens. Trump issued an'executive order'on his first day of this term seeking to end birthright citizenship....
CNN journalists were detained in what Israel called a ‘serious ethical and professional failure’
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (806+ words) Late last week, CNN's Jeremy Diamond reported that he and his crew were detained and assaulted by members of the Israeli military while reporting from the West Bank. (The link above includes video of the incident.) Over the weekend, Diamond…...