Fact-checking is failing. The old way of publishing fact-checks — putting them on websites and promoting them through social media — isn’t getting them to the people who need them. It’s time to ...

On social media, fact-checking also became part of the algorithms that drove information to people, or away from them. Material labeled as false would often be downgraded so it received less exposure.

“So if the stated ambition is to reduce partisanship or introduce some unbiased approach to fact-checking, there is no evidence that this will do it.” It is unclear who will be able to ...

Here’s where to find fact checks, unbiased voter information and more ... most “newsworthy” or “significant” statements to check, according to Politifact’s site.

Rather than fact-checking becoming outdated, as at Facebook, it will be essential. The source of news will be as important as the news. Publications with a reputation for accuracy, or their ...

A social media giant's decision to end fact checking on its platforms is a source of concern for two New Brunswick university professors. Meta announced recently that fact checking would come ...

Here’s how it works. It’s worth pointing out that Google has never actually offered any fact-checking services. So this is essentially just business as usual for the search giant. According to ...