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CNN's Erin Burnett Has Daniel Dale Torpedo RFK Jr. Minutes After He Calls Biden Bigger Threat Than Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed Biden is a greater threat to democracy than Trump due to Covid-era censorship by federal agencies.

Daniel Dale fact-checked RFK Jr.'s claims, including the assertion about the 2004 stolen election and Secret Service protection denial for Biden. [ more ]

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Poynter

Q&A: Jane Lytvynenko on disinformation and how journalists can navigate an increasingly cloudy social media landscape - Poynter

Jane Lytvynenko focuses on disinformation, extremism, and elections.

Lytvynenko to host webinar on investigating Telegram for journalists. [ more ]

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EU data protection

EU faces tide of disinformation as vote looms

Disinformation spreads easily, affecting perceptions of EU

Low knowledge contributes to mistrust of EU [ more ]

www.dw.com

Germany news

Fact check: Far right claim media inflating size of protests DW 01/22/2024

1. Protests against far-right extremism and the AfD party took place across Germany, with an estimated 1.4 million people participating. 2. Investigative outlet Correctiv revealed a secret meeting of the AfD discussing expelling millions of foreigners and non-assimilated citizens. 3. Disinformation spread online, with far-right politicians questioning the number of protesters and spreading false information. [ more ]

Forbes

1 year ago

Public health

Covid-19 Misinformation And Disinformation Remained A Huge Problem On Social Media In 2022

As Covid-19 cases are once again on the rise, there could be a new wave of misinformation across ... [+]
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Increasingly it seems like we live in a world where there are two truths.Social media is largely to blame for this as it allows misinformation and disinformation to be broadcast to the masses with little fact-checking.

Social Media Today

TikTok Outlines Preparations for Upcoming Elections Across Europe

TikTok is preparing for upcoming elections across Europe by staffing local language election centers for each EU member state.

TikTok is committed to combating misinformation by working with fact-checking organizations and removing misleading content at a higher rate than ever. [ more ]

Social Media Today

Marketing

TikTok Outlines Its Election Integrity Measures

TikTok is taking steps to protect the integrity of elections on its platform.

TikTok will partner with electoral commissions and fact-checking organizations to provide reliable voting information. [ more ]

Social Media Today

Marketing

TikTok Outlines its Election Integrity Measures Ahead of Coming Polls

TikTok is taking steps to protect the integrity of elections on its platform by partnering with electoral commissions and fact-checking organizations.

TikTok will launch its US Elections Center to provide reliable voting information for its US community members. [ more ]

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www.mediaite.com

1 week ago

Again I Don't Know How Many Times I've Said This': CNN's Trump Fact-Checker Seemingly Tiring of Job

Fact-checking Donald Trump's false claims involves repetition and frustration for fact-checkers like Daniel Dale. [ more ]

www.mediaite.com

2 weeks ago

CNN's Daniel Dale Torpedoes Trump's Attack On Biden Rips Quoting Usual Suspects' Like Fox In Courthouse Rant

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale debunked false claims by Trump during a courthouse rant. [ more ]

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4 weeks ago

Joe Scarborough Shocked Trump Claim Biden Used Cocaine Was Entirely Ignored By Press Because Trump Lies So Often

The media overlooks Trump's lies and misinformation, especially regarding Biden's State of the Union address.

Joe Scarborough criticizes the press for not fact-checking Trump's outrageous statements and treating him like a normal candidate. [ more ]

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Frank Luntz Falsely Claims Biden Snubbed Racially Diverse' City For Predominately White' One In Now-Deleted Post

Frank Luntz falsely claimed Biden snubbed Milwaukee for Green Bay

Luntz's tweet was up for over 12 hours despite being called out [ more ]

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2 months ago

Quite A Factual Speech!' CNN's Daniel Dale Fact-Checks Biden Shortly After State of the Union

President Biden's State of the Union address was praised for accuracy by CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale.

Despite being quite factual, President Biden made a few false or misleading claims during his speech. [ more ]

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Snopes Fact-Check Calls True Biden Story False' Despite Photos THEY Included in Post Then Reverses It

Snopes initially marked a true story about President Biden wearing a hard hat backwards as false, but later reversed their ruling.

The controversy emerged due to a viral photo of Biden wearing the hard hat backwards, which was shared on social media. [ more ]

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1 week ago

JavaScript

CNN's Jake Tapper Fact-Checks Daniel Dale's Fact Check Of Trump's Courthouse Rant Dismissing Charlottesville

Jake Tapper fact-checked Daniel Dale live on air regarding former President Trump's comments on Charlottesville, gas prices, and the stock market. [ more ]

Poynter

AI can help fact-checking. We've already seen it - Poynter

Fact-checking in India faces challenges due to high volume of misinformation and diverse linguistic landscape.

AI has the potential to revolutionize fact-checking efforts by automating detection of misinformation. [ more ]

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How fact-checkers can use AI wisely - Poynter

AI can generate fake content, making fact-checking more challenging.

AI has the potential to improve efficiency in fact-checking efforts. [ more ]

AdExchanger

Crafting A Conscience For Generative AI In Marketing | AdExchanger

Generative AI tools can generate misinformation, break copyright law, and perpetuate stereotypes, but humans are responsible for the consequences.

Companies should establish frameworks for ethical and responsible AI use and prioritize fact-checking and obtaining proper rights and permissions for copyrighted material. [ more ]

Theregister

Startup Channel 1 plans to launch AI-anchored news next year

Startup plans to launch service delivering curated content written by AI and delivered by artificial anchors.

All news presented by Channel 1 will be fact-checked by humans to ensure accuracy. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

EU data protection

Tech firms poised to mass hire factcheckers before EU elections

Social media firms required to have factcheckers and moderators with knowledge of 24 EU languages for European parliamentary elections

New guidelines under EU's Digital Services Act mandate tech companies to take six actions to combat disinformation in elections. [ more ]

Poynter

Old news about a CNN anchor's exit is being repackaged as 'breaking' news - Poynter

The Facebook post about a CNN host leaving due to ratings collapse was false.

The image accompanying the post was from an older event, and the mentioned Univision anchor does not work for CNN. [ more ]

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IFCN has announced its largest grants of 2023: Meet the winners - Poynter

Fact-checking projects awarded grants for AI, outreach, and combating misinformation

Winning projects aim to enhance fact-checking through technology, outreach, and reaching underserved areas. [ more ]

www.aljazeera.com

Why, as a Palestinian American journalist, I had to leave the news industry

The author has lost hope in the ability of US media to change

The author finds validation in their faith and the command to fact-check and avoid spreading rumors [ more ]

Nieman Lab

This Brazilian fact-checking org uses a ChatGPT-esque bot to answer reader questions

News organizations are experimenting with OpenAI's ChatGPT to improve their news products and production processes.

A Brazilian news outlet, Aos Fatos, has integrated the OpenAI API with their existing journalism to create a conversational fact-checking bot called FátimaGPT. [ more ]

Engadget

1 year ago

Google News redesign puts a greater emphasis on local stories | Engadget

Google News turned 20 this year, and it's getting a major redesign that reflects changing priorities in journalism.

www.nytimes.com

2 months ago

US politics

Fact-Checking Biden's Recent Economic Talking Points

President Biden highlights economic growth and job gains but makes misleading statements about taxes.

A White House study estimated the average federal income tax rate paid by the 400 wealthiest families in the United States to be 8.2 percent. [ more ]

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US politics

CNN Anchor Fact-Checks Trump With Ex-Fixer Michael Cohen

Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen fact-checks Trump's attacks on him during a press conference.

Cohen denies recanting his testimony on the witness stand and accuses Trump of making things up. [ more ]

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US politics

CNN Brutally Fact Checks Vivek Ramaswamy Following Town Hall: No Evidence'

CNN fact-checked Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's claim that the Capitol riots were an inside job.

FBI director and testimony from Congress refute Ramaswamy's claims about January 6 being an inside job. [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

California

8 places to go for unbiased info and fact checks during election season in Sacramento

Check out political fact-checking websites and guides before voting.

Sacramento County, California Secretary of State, Sacramento Bee, and Vote 411 offer voter guides and candidate information.

PolitiFact and FactCheck.org are reliable fact-checking websites to verify political claims. [ more ]

The Sacramento Bee

5 months ago

California

Some of what was true, and not, from Fox debate between Govs. Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis

Governors Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis accused each other of lying at their debate.

U-Haul did experience a shortage of trucks in California in 2021 due to high demand for outbound moves. [ more ]

Poynter

US Elections

What PolitiFact learned in 1,000 fact-checks of Donald Trump - Poynter

PolitiFact has published its 1,000th fact-check of Donald Trump, finding that his claim about Democrats cheating in the 2020 presidential election was false.

Trump stands apart from other politicians in his disregard for factual accuracy, with 76% of his statements rated as Mostly False, False, or Pants on Fire by PolitiFact. [ more ]

The Verge

Digital life

Threads will let you push fact-checked posts further down your feed

Users will be able to control how much fact-checked content they see on Instagram through a new setting in Threads.

The setting has three levels: 'Don't reduce,' 'Reduce,' and 'Reduce more.' [ more ]

Nieman Lab

5 months ago

Digital life

People fact-check social media posts more thoughtfully when they're paired with someone who doesn't share their perspective

People fact-checked social media posts more carefully when paired with someone from a different cultural background.

English-French pairs engaged in deeper searches and revised their beliefs in line with evidence. [ more ]

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