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Mar 22 2022
Background
Here’s How the First Fact-Checkers Were Able to Do Their Jobs Before the Internet
At TIME Magazine’s 20th anniversary dinner, in 1943, the magazine’s co-founder Henry Luce explained to those gathered that, while “the word ‘researcher’ is now a nation-wide symbol of a serious endeavor,” he and co-founder Briton Hadden had first started using the title as part of an inside joke for a drinking club. “Little did we realize that in our private jest we were inaugurating a modern
Time MagazineFeb 10 2022
Opinion
‘Mostly False’ Free Crack Pipes: How ‘Fact-Checkers’ Debunked Reality … Again
Earlier this week, it was reported that President Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services was planning to implement a $30 million grant program which would include handing out “safe smoking kits” to drug addicts. According to a report from The Washington Free Beacon, a spokesman for the agency confirmed that these kits would include pipes for the use of “crack cocaine, crystal
The Daily WireMar 22 2024
News
Thunderbirds come up short against Checkers in front of team’s 10th consecutive sellout (photos)
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Thunderbirds (27-29-3-2) had no shortage of offensive pressure with 30 shots on net but could not solve the Charlotte Checkers (32-23-6-0) in a 2-0 loss on Friday night before the club’s 10th consecutive sellout crowd of 6,793 fans. T-Birds starting netminder Vadim Zherenko had to be ready from the drop of the puck as Charlotte raced out on the shot board, taking
MassLive.comMar 28 2024
Opinion
The Most Troubling Fact About America’s Ports
The immediate impact of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday was viscerally clear: In minutes, the Baltimore Harbor went from a humming logistics hub to a chaotic search and rescue operation. Two construction workers who had been fixing potholes on the bridge were pulled from the water, with six more missing and presumed dead.
As a native of Maryland, I
New York Times (Opinion)Apr 18 2024
News
Fact Sheet: Using Federal Preschool Grant To Build State Early Learning Systems
The Center for American ProgressApr 06 2024
News
Naomi Biden fact-checks billionaire slamming Joe Biden
Joe Biden's granddaughter Naomi Biden fact-checked billionaire Bill Ackman on Friday after he criticized the president's handling of the hostage situation in Gaza. On October 7, 2023, Hamas led the deadliest Palestinian militant attack on Israel in history. Israel, in response, subsequently launched its heaviest-ever airstrikes on Gaza. Hamas killed about 1,200 people in Israel and took some
NewsweekApr 20 2024
News
Multnomah County DA race: Fact-checking candidate claims about crime, caseloads and convictions
With about a month until the May 21 primary, the two men vying to serve as Multnomah County district attorney have traded accusations and made claims about crime rates, staffing and management.
The Oregonian/OregonLive vetted statements made by District Attorney Mike Schmidt and challenger Senior Deputy District Attorney Nathan Vasquez in interviews, press releases and during debates.
The OregonianMar 19 2024
News
Hunger in Oklahoma: Facts, Damages & Solutions
It's a MitchellTalks Special: Hunger In Oklahoma. When the Stitt Administration declined a new federal summer food program designed to feed 400,000 Oklahoma children, the conversation regarding food insecurity became heated. With Oklahoma's poor health ranking (46th) and equally deficient hunger status (fifth hungriest state in the nation according to Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma) as a
News 9 OklahomaNov 04 2020
Headline Roundup
Fact Checkers Combat Election Misinformation
Fact-checkers have worked to combat voter misinformation and false claims about ballot counts in the aftermath of Election Day. Some swing states, including Florida and Pennsylvania, were reportedly specifically targeted with misinformation efforts. A viral social media post retweeted by President Donald Trump's campaign claimed that poll workers intentionally threw out ballots cast for Trump
PolitiFact The Dispatch PoynterMar 31 2021
News
WaPo Fact-Checkers Slam Biden for Georgia Election Law Claims: ‘Four Pinocchios’
The Washington Post fact-checking outfit awarded President Joe Biden “Four Pinocchios” — its worst rating — for his claim that a new Georgia election-security law “ends voting hours early.”
Biden, whose White House called the legislation “Jim Crow in the 21st Century,” has repeatedly insinuated that the law limits voting opportunities. “Among the outrageous parts of this new state law,
National Review (News)