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Tag: Fact Checking

Live Blog: Tracking Ukraine Fact Checking, Misinformation and Fake News

Fact Check / May 5th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Updates on unconfirmed stories, disputed claims, and examples of propaganda and disinformation relating to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Ukraine War, Ukraine, Russia, World, Europe, Fact Checking, Misinformation And Disinformation, Fake News, Propaganda

A historian corrects misunderstandings about Ukrainian and Russian history

Recommended Reading / March 4th, 2022 / By The Conversation

The first casualty of war, says historian Ronald Suny, is not just the truth. Often, he says, “it is what is left out.”
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Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine War, World, Fact Checking

6 Ways Fact Checkers are Biased

Bias / February 23rd, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Fact checker bias is revealed by the claims chosen to check; the sources used; and opinionated judgements presented as fact in the process of checking a claim.
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Fact Checking, Media Bias, Media Literacy, Critical Thinking

Fact-checking may be important, but it won’t help Americans learn to disagree better

Recommended Reading / January 25th, 2022 / By The Conversation

Entering the new year, Americans are increasingly divided. They clash not only over differing opinions on COVID-19 risk or abortion, but basic facts like election counts and whether vaccines work.
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Fact Checking, Misinformation, COVID-19 Misinformation

Media Bias Alert: AP and Reuters’ Fact Checks on “Mass Formation Psychosis” 

Bias / January 12th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

Two recent fact checks by the Associated Press and Reuters about “mass formation psychosis” led to charges of bias.
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Media Bias, Fact Checking, Fact Checkers, AP, AP Bias, Reuters, Reuters Bias, Associated Press, Associated Press Bias

Facts vs Myths: Did a Pro-Trump Mob Beat a Cop to Death?

Fact Check / December 29th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

Despite a lack of evidence, the claim showed up in Trump’s impeachment proceedings and was repeated by President Joe Biden months later.
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Facts And Myths, Fact Checking, Donald Trump, Capitol Chaos, Brian Sicknick, Misinformation And Disinformation, Capitol Riot

Facts vs Myths: Was the 2020 Election Stolen?

Fact Check / December 16th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

Let’s break down the media coverage and dominant opinions around the claim, and highlight the main facts, myths, disagreements and disconnects.
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Facts And Myths, Fact Checking, Misinformation And Disinformation, 2020 Election, Donald Trump, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

Facts vs Myths: Did COVID-19 Leak From a Chinese Lab?

Fact Check / December 14th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

Almost immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic began, people speculated about how it started. Most of this focused on China, where the pandemic began, and specifically on the city of Wuhan.
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Facts And Myths, Fact Checking, Wuhan Lab, Coronavirus, Misinformation And Disinformation, China, Science

Introducing 2021's Major Facts and Myths

Recommended Reading / December 7th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

Our upcoming blog series will separate facts from fiction in the year's biggest and most complex stories.
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Media Bias, Fact Checking, Misinformation And Disinformation, Media Industry, Facts And Myths

Why AllSides Doesn’t Rate Media Accuracy

Bias / August 27th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

We're not arbiters of truth — and in a democracy, no news outlet should be.
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Media Bias, AllSides, AllSides Standards, Bias, Fact Checking, Fact Checks, Facts And Fact Check

Introducing The AllSides Fact Check Bias Chart™

Bias / August 24th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

The AllSides Fact Check Bias Chart™ reveals the bias of top fact checkers, such as Snopes, Politifact, FactCheck.org and more.
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Media Bias, Bias, AllSides Fact Check Bias Chart, Fact Check Bias Chart, Fact Check, Fact Checking, Fact And Fact Checking, AllSides Media Bias Ratings
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