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The New York Times is asking readers to help it cover election misinformation

The New York Times is stepping up its coverage of misinformation ahead of this fall’s midterm elections. The post The New York Times is asking readers to help it cover election misinformation appeared...

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When and how to use 4chan to cover conspiracy theories

During the midterms, anonymous message boards like 4chan could be valuable resources for reporters. The post When and how to use 4chan to cover conspiracy theories appeared first on Poynter.

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Here’s what I learned about fact-checking elections after embedding with...

In an interview to one of Israel’s leading radio stations, the minister for regional cooperation, Tzachi Hanegbi, was asked about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to fulfill his 2009...

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What is next for FactcheckEU partners? Here are some ideas from the project...

From March to May, the French journalist Jules Darmanin led a team of 19 European fact-checking platforms that decided to join FactCheckEU and work together against all types of mis/disinformation...

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A first look at the OAS’s recommendations for best practices against...

The Organization of American States (OAS) has studied the phenomenon of misinformation during election cycles in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil to create a list of best practices to be taken by powerful...

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A first look at the OAS’s recommendations for best practices against...

The Organization of American States (OAS) has studied the phenomenon of misinformation during election cycles in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil to create a list of best practices to be taken by powerful...

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Canadian fact-checkers are pleasantly surprised by the small amount of false...

The post Canadian fact-checkers are pleasantly surprised by the small amount of false electoral content appeared first on Poynter.

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In Argentina, fact-checkers supported a ‘deepfake’

Fact-checkers in Argentina are in their Aikido moment. Aikido is an ancient Japanese martial art through which the fighter uses all of his opponent’s strength to beat him and win the battle. For...

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Fact-checking another national campaign only six months later: Maldita.es in...

Deja vu is one way of putting it. Spain is holding national elections Nov. 10, a mere six months after April elections, when President Pedro Sanchez and his center-left party won the most seats in the...

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You would never guess who’s accusing the mainstream media of producing ‘fake...

Guess which politician said the following quote: “Fake news continues to be a major creeping challenge into mainstream media”? I bet if you are in the United States, you probably said Donald Trump. If...

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Macedonia has a plan to quit being known as ‘fake news land’

Macedonia, a small nation in the heart of the Balkans, no longer wants to be internationally known as “fake news land.” And to change this situation — created during the last U.S presidential election...

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Be aware! Politicians are now trying to fool voters by behaving like...

The fight against misinformation has reached a new level of absurdity during the British Prime-Minister electoral campaign. Besides checking dozens of claims made by politicians on television debates,...

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U.S. fact-checkers gear up for 2020 campaign with 50 active platforms

With the U.S. election now less than a year away, at least four dozen American fact-checking projects plan to keep tabs on claims by candidates and their supporters – and a majority of those...

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‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can...

Fact-checkers emphasized Tuesday the importance of collaboration in protecting election integrity and fighting back against false accusations of fraud. Speaking at Tuesday’s IFCN Talk, Gilberto...

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Reverso builds a culture of accountability ahead of Argentina’s midterm...

Speed and reach are the cornerstones of the second iteration of Reverso  — a collaboration of Argentinian media organizations fighting election misinformation organized by fact-checking organization...

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