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Pink slime from AI content farms is a poor substitute for real journalism

A recent investigation by NewsGuard found more than 49 such AI-generated websites in seven languages.

May 11, 2023

Seth Smalley

The battle over authenticity — and coolness — following The Great Unverification

Inside the fallout of Twitter’s decision to strip verified Twitter users of their legacy blue checks

April 27, 2023

Seth Smalley

Fact-checkers boosted budgets and broadened focus to tackle misinformation, report finds

Diversifying funding sources is crucial for fact-checkers amid big tech uncertainty.

April 20, 2023

Enock Nyariki

$12 million Global Fact Check Fund opens applications for first grants

Partnership between Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network and Google and YouTube will support fact-checking initiatives worldwide

April 14, 2023

The International Fact-Checking Network

How the Indian government aims to take the role of independent fact-checkers

A government-run fact-checking unit could supplant the active work of independent fact-checkers who fact-check claims about the government.

April 13, 2023

Seth Smalley

5 takeaways from last week’s International Fact-Checking Day

The threat from artificial intelligence, the cost of lawsuits and ‘fake news’ laws used to target journalists were among topics of discussion

April 11, 2023

Seth Smalley

Opinion | What’s the key to regulating misinformation? Let’s start with a common language.

Misinformation has many layers. So will the policy solutions

April 4, 2023

Stephanie Jean Tsang

Opinion | The laws were supposed to attack ‘fake news.’ Now they are jailing journalists

How governments in West Africa scapegoat critical coverage with ‘fake news’ laws

April 3, 2023

Kwaku Krobea Asante

Could GPT-4’s language capabilities exacerbate disinformation and threaten jobs?

The founder and CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, fears advanced artificial intelligence tools like his company’s could substantially amplify disinformation.

March 30, 2023

Seth Smalley

International Fact-Checking Day

April 2 marks International Fact-Checking Day, a global initiative aimed at emphasizing the crucial role…

March 28, 2023

Jason Mayry

After protests, Georgia withdraws law that targets media, NGOs

Although the government quickly retracted the ‘foreign agent’ law, Georgian civil society organizations are alarmed at what’s to come.

March 17, 2023

Seth Smalley

GlobalFact 10, the 10th Global Fact-Checking Summit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRYtiGfvkDk Dates: June 28-30, 2023 Event Type: Hybrid Conference In-person Conference Location: Coex Center 513…

March 2, 2023

Angela Lowry

Misinformation ‘superspreader’ engagement increased 44% on Twitter since Musk purchase, study says

Musk’s personal account was responsible for part of that traction increase, the Science Feedback study found.

March 2, 2023

Seth Smalley

How Nigeria’s fact-checkers are using AI to counter election misinformation

Given Nigeria’s immense population (and commensurate level of false narratives), fact-checkers struggle with the sheer volume of misinformation.

February 24, 2023

Seth Smalley

Twitter is removing free API access and no one is excited

The API has been used by researchers to identify content that is going viral and to quickly map out disinformation networks

February 16, 2023

Seth Smalley

Opinion | What’s the key to regulating misinformation? Let’s start with a common language.

Opinion | The laws were supposed to attack ‘fake news.’ Now they are jailing journalists

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