Every tribe has its myths, and journalists are no exception. In America, one common story goes like this: once, in the prelapsarian era before social media—or before smartphones, or the Internet—there ...

TRUTH SQUAD — The Biden administration stole $1 billion from FEMA. The flow of fentanyl into the United States has been cut by half. Vice President Kamala Harris’ ’60 Minutes’ interview may be a ...

In public discourse, we spend a great deal of collective energy debating the accuracy of facts. We fact-check politicians, monitor social media for misinformation, and prioritize data-driven ...

In the lead-up to last night’s vice-presidential debate between J. D. Vance and Tim Walz, CBS’s decision not to have moderators provide live fact-checking became a minor controversy. One pundit argued ...

This commentary was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. For much of the last decade, fact-checking ...

It is said that a lie can fly halfway around the world while the truth is getting its boots on. That trek to challenge online falsehoods and misinformation got a little harder this week, when Facebook ...

One Nation’s surge in popularity since the December 2025 Bondi terrorist attack shows no sign of abating. After decades on the political fringe, one recent poll has even suggested Hanson is now the ...

Yesterday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would end fact-checking on its platform. In the process, a partnership with the network of third parties that has provided review and ...