Fact-Checking's Effectiveness: Conflicting Studies and Broader Implications
Professor Walter Quattrociocchi's claim that fact-checking is ineffective contradicts numerous studies showing positive effects; Meta's data shows fact-checker decisions are overturned in only 3-4% of appeals, highlighting the ongoing debate on its efficacy and future.
Fact-Checking's Effectiveness: Conflicting Studies and Broader Implications
Professor Walter Quattrociocchi's claim that fact-checking is ineffective contradicts numerous studies showing positive effects; Meta's data shows fact-checker decisions are overturned in only 3-4% of appeals, highlighting the ongoing debate on its efficacy and future.
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36% Bias Score
Facebook Ends Fact-Checking, Heightening Misinformation Concerns
Facebook's recent decision to cease its third-party fact-checking program raises serious concerns about the proliferation of misinformation, particularly given the current climate of declining public trust in institutions and the increasing spread of conspiracy theories.
Facebook Ends Fact-Checking, Heightening Misinformation Concerns
Facebook's recent decision to cease its third-party fact-checking program raises serious concerns about the proliferation of misinformation, particularly given the current climate of declining public trust in institutions and the increasing spread of conspiracy theories.
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48% Bias Score
Biden Condemns Meta's Abandonment of Fact-Checking
President Biden condemned Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to replace Facebook's fact-checking with community moderation, calling it "shameful", while Zuckerberg cited declining public trust and a push for free speech; this occurred as Zuckerberg seeks to cooperate with the incoming Trump adminis...
Biden Condemns Meta's Abandonment of Fact-Checking
President Biden condemned Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to replace Facebook's fact-checking with community moderation, calling it "shameful", while Zuckerberg cited declining public trust and a push for free speech; this occurred as Zuckerberg seeks to cooperate with the incoming Trump adminis...
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52% Bias Score
Historians Debunk German Politician's False Claim About Hitler
German politician Alice Weidel falsely claimed Adolf Hitler was a socialist-communist, a statement refuted by historians as minimizing Nazi atrocities and promoting historical revisionism, sparking controversy and raising concerns about misinformation.
Historians Debunk German Politician's False Claim About Hitler
German politician Alice Weidel falsely claimed Adolf Hitler was a socialist-communist, a statement refuted by historians as minimizing Nazi atrocities and promoting historical revisionism, sparking controversy and raising concerns about misinformation.
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40% Bias Score
Zuckerberg Accuses Biden Administration of Censorship Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleges the Biden administration pressured his company to censor content about COVID-19 vaccine side effects, prompting Meta's subsequent shift to community-based fact-checking and a leadership change, all occurring amidst the transition to the Trump administration.
Zuckerberg Accuses Biden Administration of Censorship Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleges the Biden administration pressured his company to censor content about COVID-19 vaccine side effects, prompting Meta's subsequent shift to community-based fact-checking and a leadership change, all occurring amidst the transition to the Trump administration.
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36% Bias Score
False Claims Link LA Wildfires to DEI Initiatives
Right-wing figures are falsely blaming Los Angeles's wildfires on the city's DEI initiatives, targeting Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, despite water supply issues being due to unprecedented demand and budget cuts hindering prevention efforts.
False Claims Link LA Wildfires to DEI Initiatives
Right-wing figures are falsely blaming Los Angeles's wildfires on the city's DEI initiatives, targeting Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, despite water supply issues being due to unprecedented demand and budget cuts hindering prevention efforts.
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60% Bias Score
Historians Debunk AfD Candidate's Claim that Hitler Was a Communist
Alice Weidel, an AfD candidate, falsely claimed Adolf Hitler was a communist, a statement refuted by historians who cite Hitler's anti-communist actions and capitalist economic policies. This misinformation is spreading online despite being historically inaccurate and trivializing Nazi atrocities.
Historians Debunk AfD Candidate's Claim that Hitler Was a Communist
Alice Weidel, an AfD candidate, falsely claimed Adolf Hitler was a communist, a statement refuted by historians who cite Hitler's anti-communist actions and capitalist economic policies. This misinformation is spreading online despite being historically inaccurate and trivializing Nazi atrocities.
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12% Bias Score
Meta Ends U.S. Fact-Checking Program
Meta ended its U.S. third-party fact-checking program on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, prompting criticism from fact-checking organizations and celebration from conservatives, after CEO Mark Zuckerberg cited concerns over political bias and a desire to "restore free expression.
Meta Ends U.S. Fact-Checking Program
Meta ended its U.S. third-party fact-checking program on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, prompting criticism from fact-checking organizations and celebration from conservatives, after CEO Mark Zuckerberg cited concerns over political bias and a desire to "restore free expression.
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60% Bias Score
BBC's Failure to Cover Plymouth Riot Exposes UK's Local News Crisis
Riots following the killing of three children spread across the UK, with the BBC's poor coverage of the Plymouth riotâmarked by logistical problems and staff shortagesâexposing systemic failures in local news provision and leaving communities vulnerable to misinformation.
BBC's Failure to Cover Plymouth Riot Exposes UK's Local News Crisis
Riots following the killing of three children spread across the UK, with the BBC's poor coverage of the Plymouth riotâmarked by logistical problems and staff shortagesâexposing systemic failures in local news provision and leaving communities vulnerable to misinformation.
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36% Bias Score
Meta Aligns with Trump Administration Amidst Fact-Checking and Moderation Changes
Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will end its fact-checking partnerships, move its content moderation team to Texas, and prioritize political content previously suppressed, aligning its platforms with the incoming Trump administration in response to Trump's threats of imprisonment.
Meta Aligns with Trump Administration Amidst Fact-Checking and Moderation Changes
Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will end its fact-checking partnerships, move its content moderation team to Texas, and prioritize political content previously suppressed, aligning its platforms with the incoming Trump administration in response to Trump's threats of imprisonment.
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64% Bias Score
Man Who Fired Shots at Pizzeria in 2016 Killed by Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, who in 2016 fired shots at Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C., believing a false conspiracy theory, was fatally shot by North Carolina police this weekend after he brandished a firearm during an arrest attempt; he had been released from prison in 2020 after serving fo...
Man Who Fired Shots at Pizzeria in 2016 Killed by Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, who in 2016 fired shots at Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C., believing a false conspiracy theory, was fatally shot by North Carolina police this weekend after he brandished a firearm during an arrest attempt; he had been released from prison in 2020 after serving fo...
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36% Bias Score
Brazil Demands Answers from Meta Over Global Verification Program Removal
The Brazilian government gave Meta 72 hours to explain its decision to remove its global verification program, expressing concerns about the potential increase in misinformation and extremism, particularly given Brazil's history of online extremist activity and large online population.
Brazil Demands Answers from Meta Over Global Verification Program Removal
The Brazilian government gave Meta 72 hours to explain its decision to remove its global verification program, expressing concerns about the potential increase in misinformation and extremism, particularly given Brazil's history of online extremist activity and large online population.
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56% Bias Score