Act Checking News Today

Legacy media, encompassing print, radio and television, are institutions that have served society for centuries. They have a responsibility to uphold the principles of journalistic integrity, accuracy and fairness. This is not to say that legacy media is infallible; it is, however, accountable to the public and subject to checks and balances.

Community Notes on X lets contributors add fact-checks and context to posts, helping users discern truth from falsehoods, especially during elections.

Google has unveiled new partnerships with the Australian Associated Press (AAP) and Squiz Kids to enhance its fact-checking initiatives.

Correspondent Jake Pekar examines the role of experts in political discourse and encourages specialists to play a bigger role in engaging with the general public.

The Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) on Monday said that it has collaborated with Meta (formerly Facebook) to launch a dedicated fact-checking helpline on WhatsApp in India in an effort to combat media generated using artificial intelligence (AI). The helpline will be available for the public to use in March this year. The initiative will allow MCA and its associated

In total, there were 56 hoaxes and 107 articles published during election day.

Never call PolitiFact an unbiased “independent fact-checker.” Its gloating about its 1,000th “fact-check” of Donald Trump is one reason why.

Biden lies and mangles facts on a regular basis, but none of these networks have the slightest resistance to airing him live. This makes them look like naked partisans.

True? False? Somewhere in between? Google's online tool will tell you.

Correspondent Mark Mikhail unpacks Project 2025, a right-wing extremist agenda, and warns of its ramifications.