#factcheckers — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #factcheckers, aggregated by home.social.
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Poynter: Opinion | Fact-checkers, don’t quit now: A call for endurance at GlobalFact 2026. “The International Fact-Checking Network brought together more than 300 journalists and researchers from across the globe this week in Vilnius, Lithuania, for GlobalFact 2026, the 13th annual conference. This essay is adapted from the opening welcome of the IFCN director.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/19/opinion-fact-checkers-dont-quit-now-a-call-for-endurance-at-globalfact-2026-poynter/ -
Duke Reporter’s Lab: 2026 census: Fact-checking losses continue amid funding pressure, but most projects persist. “For the first time in the Duke Reporters’ Lab count, three-times as many fact-checkers closed their doors as opened them last year. Our tally shows 10 new fact-checking projects in 2025, compared with more than 30 that stopped posting.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/16/2026-census-fact-checking-losses-continue-amid-funding-pressure-but-most-projects-persist-duke-reporters-lab/ -
Poynter: Fact-checking has to go where misinformation actually spreads. “In this environment, fact-checking remains indispensable, but its relevance can no longer be measured solely by the publication of articles. If it wants to continue to matter, fact-checking must stop imagining itself only as an editorial product and begin acting as a form of civic infrastructure. This shift begins with […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/06/poynter-fact-checking-has-to-go-where-misinformation-actually-spreads/ -
University of Rochester: The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers. “Research shows that being called out by peers, not algorithms or experts, makes online authors think twice about spreading misinformation.”
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Niet informatie, maar data is wat sociale media drijft (NRC) (€)
Pas als we sociale media zien voor wat ze daadwerkelijk zijn, kunnen we de gevaren van Instagram, X en Facebook aanpakken.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/01/21/niet-informatie-maar-data-is-wat-sociale-media-drijft-a4880336
Citaten uit stuk: https://diasp.nl/posts/4298355
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