The National Mall never displayed a statue of Floyd. The claim originated on a satirical news website. Floyd was killed in ...

Misinformation about scientific topics, including falsehoods such as vaccines cause autism and climate change being an ...

Poynter’s National Advisory Board met Feb. 10-11 in St. Petersburg, Florida, to provide guidance on how the institute can advocate for journalists and strengthen democracy in the upcoming year.

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WikiTok users can swipe through an endless stream of Wikipedia article stubs, discovering random facts and interesting ...

Leading technology companies are increasingly integrating AI into search engines. Google now offers AI Overviews that appear as text summaries above the usual list of links in any search result. Other ...

A con artist who was able to take power by spreading misinformation his supporters adhered to even when it was clearly false.

The president was wrong about birthright citizenship around the world, the Paris climate agreement and federal funding for ...

The THINK TANK JOURNAL's Fact Check Desk is dedicated to ensuring the accuracy and integrity of its reports, rigorously verifying information through a comprehensive review process. This desk employs ...

"Fact checkers have just been too politically biased and have ... "Birdwatch", as it was then known, began in 2021 and drew inspiration from Wikipedia, which is written and edited by volunteers. Like ...

A senator from Vermont claimed Elon Musk's Starlink received "millions" from the humanitarian aid agency. Written by: Feb. 10, 2025 The purported post circulated only in the form of one screenshot ...

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales and Tesla's Elon Musk clashed over Musk's controversial hand gesture at Trump's inauguration, compared to a Nazi salute. Musk labeled Wikipedia an extension of 'legacy media ...