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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 Myths, 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.

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

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.

Ukraine War, Ukraine, Russia, World, Europe, Facts And Fact Checking, Misinformation And Disinformation, Fake News, Propaganda

Media Bias Alert: Reuters Fact Checks an Opinion About Transgender Women in Sports

Bias / March 31st, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

Reuters recently fact checked an opinion about transgender women in women’s competitions.

Media Bias, Reuters, Reuters Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, AllSides Fact Check Bias Chart

A historian corrects misunderstandings about Ukrainian and Russian history

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

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

Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine War, World, Facts And 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.

Facts And 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" Contributor

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.

Facts And 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.

Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, AP, AP Bias, Reuters, Reuters Bias, Associated Press, Associated Press Bias

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

Misinformation Watch / 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.

Facts And Myths, Facts And Fact Checking, Donald Trump, Capitol Chaos, Brian Sicknick, Misinformation And Disinformation, Capitol Riot, Misinformation Watch

Facts vs Myths: Was the 2020 Election Stolen?

Misinformation Watch / 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.

Facts And Myths, Facts And Fact Checking, Misinformation And Disinformation, 2020 Election, Donald Trump, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, Misinformation Watch

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.

Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, Misinformation And Disinformation, Media Industry

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.

Media Bias, AllSides, AllSides Standards, Bias, Facts And Fact Checking

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.

Media Bias, Bias, AllSides Fact Check Bias Chart, Facts And Fact Checking, AllSides Media Bias Ratings

In the Biden Era, Fact Checkers are Falling Short

Bias / July 15th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

The relentless commitment of mainstream fact-checkers to keeping tabs on the White House is no more.

Facts And Fact Checking, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Media Bias, Media Industry

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