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This Week in Fact Checking: Mainstream Media and Joe Biden, Congress’ ‘Probe’ Into Elon Musk, Biden’s Job Numbers

Fact Check / September 21st, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into claims about Senator Elizabeth Warren’s call for a probe into Elon Musk, Trump and Biden’s respective employment records, and the relationship between President Biden and mainstream media.

Facts And Fact Checking, Media Bias, Economy And Jobs, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Ukraine War, Labor

This Week in Fact Checking: Biden’s Anecdotes, Bias of Fact Checkers, Klaus Schwab’s Family Tree

Fact Check / September 8th, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into claims about President Biden’s often-told stories, liberal media's lopsided fact checking of Trump’s presidency, and Klaus Schwab’s alleged links to a European banking dynasty.

Facts And Fact Checking, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Washington Post Bias, World Economic Forum, Politics

This Week in Fact Checking: Liberal Media & Hunter Biden, Lab-Grown Meat, Energy Crisis in Europe

Fact Check / August 24th, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into liberal media's increased focus on Hunter Biden's legal woes, lab-grown meat, and the effects of adjacent conflicts on Europe's energy supplies.

Facts And Fact Checking, Media Bias, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Biden Administration, FDA, Africa, Niger, European Union

This Week in Fact Checking: Direct Energy Weapons, Climate Change & Heat Records, Wagner Group on Polish Border

Fact Check / August 17th, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into what a Direct Energy Weapon looks like, if a Wagner Group mercenary was really on the Polish border, and just how unprecedented July's record temperatures were.

Facts And Fact Checking, Media Bias, Russia, Hawaii Wildfires, Climate Change, Wagner Group, Ukraine War, NATO, Weapons, Weather

This Week in Fact Checking: Putin’s 5G Policy, Trump Indictment, Washington Post

Fact Check / August 10th, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into the Kremlin's stance on 5G, political weaponization of the DOJ, and the Washington Post's coverage of Joe Biden.

Facts And Fact Checking, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump, Trump Indictments, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Washington Post Bias, Technology, Big Tech, GOP

This Week in Fact Checking: HBCUs, Hunter Biden, Ron DeSantis

Fact Check / August 3rd, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into claims about Florida's COVID-19 response, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Hunter Biden's business dealings.

Facts And Fact Checking, Race And Racism, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump, Florida, Coronavirus, Social Media

Media Bias Alert: Slant and Lopsided Coverage on Biden’s ‘Cancer’ Comment

Misinformation Watch / July 27th, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

During a speech at the White House on Tuesday, another apparent speech gaffe by President Biden drew harsh reactions – some to the point of potential misinformation

Misinformation Watch, Joe Biden, Facts And Fact Checking, Media Bias, Fox News Bias, White House

AllSides Fact Check Bias Chart™: Announcing Version 2

Bias / June 7th, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

After reviewing the bias of several fact-checkers, the latest version of the chart features multiple changes and new additions.

Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking

Misinformation Watch: Book Bans in the United States

Misinformation Watch / May 26th, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Book restrictions have been a widely covered topic by outlets across the spectrum for quite some time now. However, coverage often tends to imply differently what a "book ban" really is, who's responsible for it, and how it affects availability of texts.

Culture War, Book Bans, Censorship, Free Speech, Polarization, 1st Amendment, Misinformation And Disinformation, Facts And Fact Checking

Google Has New Features to Combat Misinformation. Will They Work?

Recommended Reading / April 14th, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

Google’s new features can help provide users with a more balanced, well-informed perspective — if done right. If applied without balance, they also have the potential to push people further into filter bubbles.

Google, Misinformation And Disinformation, Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, Media Literacy

Misinformation Watch: The George Soros-Alvin Bragg Connection

Misinformation Watch / April 7th, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

The question of whether Soros “funded” Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney who prosecuted Trump, is a subject of debate.

Alvin Bragg, George Soros, Trump Indictments, Misinformation Watch, Facts And Fact Checking

Misinformation Watch: Is Joe Biden Coming For Your Gas Stove?

Misinformation Watch / April 3rd, 2023 / By Isaiah Anthony

Is the federal government working to ban gas stoves? Here are the facts, evidence, and misleading claims from both sides of the spectrum on the gas stove debate.

Joe Biden, Biden Administration, Department Of Energy, Energy, Environment, Misinformation Watch, Facts And Fact Checking

Misinformation Watch: Media Spins Estimates on Biden Budget Proposal

Misinformation Watch / March 10th, 2023 / By Isaiah Anthony

President Biden announced his federal government budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year this week. Let’s break down some claims made in Biden’s plan and by critics of the plan.

Federal Spending, Debt Ceiling, Joe Biden, Biden Administration, US Congress, Misinformation And Disinformation, Facts And Fact Checking, Banking And Finance, Economy And Jobs

Misinformation Watch: Did COVID-19 Leak From a Chinese Lab?

Misinformation Watch / February 27th, 2023 / 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.

Facts And Fact Checking, Wuhan Lab, Coronavirus, Misinformation And Disinformation, China, Science, Misinformation Watch

Misinformation Watch: Biden, GOP Trade Misleading Claims on Social Security, Medicare

Misinformation Watch / February 14th, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

The president and a Republican senator exchanged misleading claims on cuts to government programs.

Misinformation And Disinformation, Facts And Fact Checking, Joe Biden, Rick Scott, Medicare, Healthcare, Social Security, Media Bias

Biased AI? ChatGPT Will Write Poem Admiring Biden, but Not Trump

Bias / February 1st, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

Time will tell the true capabilities of AI tech, but for now, it has a long way to go to providing balanced responses.

ChatGPT, AI, Technology, Media Bias, Big Tech, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Facts And Fact Checking

Paul Pelosi Attack Condemned by Both Sides as Theories Persist

Story of the Week / November 3rd, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was hospitalized after being attacked at his San Francisco home Friday.

Story Of The Week, Paul Pelosi, Polarization, Violence In America, Elon Musk, Misinformation And Disinformation, Facts And Fact Checking

Cognitive Biases and Brain Biology Help Explain Why Facts Don’t Change Minds

Recommended Reading / September 12th, 2022 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Here’s some of the research that explains why it’s natural to resist changing your mind – and how you can get better at making these shifts.

Bridging Divides, Education, Facts And Fact Checking, Fake News, Polarization

Media Bias Alert: FBI Agent Resigns, Facing Criticism for his Handling of the Hunter Biden Probe

Bias / September 2nd, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

FBI Assistant Special Agent Thibault's resignation has been a big focus for right-rated news outlets this week, while left-rated news sources have barely covered the story. Both sides have displayed bias by story choice.

Media Bias, Criminal Justice, Facts And Fact Checking, FBI, Hunter Biden, Hunter Biden Laptop

Facts vs Myths: Was Hunter Biden’s Laptop Russian Disinformation?

Misinformation Watch / August 4th, 2022 / By Ethan Horowitz

The Hunter Biden laptop story has accentuated the disparity in media coverage from left and right outlets as much as any story since Joe Biden became president.

Misinformation And Disinformation, Facts And Fact Checking, Hunter Biden, Hunter Biden Laptop, Media Bias, Misinformation Watch

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