Joel Luther, Author at Poynter

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Joel Luther

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Joel Luther is an associate in research at the Duke Reporters’ Lab and manager of the ClaimReview Project.

With half the planet going to the polls in 2024, fact-checking sputters

Referees are rarer in a globe-spanning election year that desperately needs more fact-checking, the 11th annual Duke Reporters’ Lab census finds

May 30, 2024

Misinformation spreads, but fact-checking has leveled off

The 10th annual fact-checking census from the Duke Reporters’ Lab tracks an ongoing slowdown in the growth of fact-checking

June 21, 2023

Fact-checkers extend their global reach with 391 outlets, but growth has slowed

Efforts to intercept misinformation are expanding in more than 100 countries, but the pace of new fact-checking projects continues to slow.

June 20, 2022

Fact-checking census shows slower growth

The number of new projects dipped, even as fact-checking reached more countries than ever.

June 3, 2021

Today: snippets of code for Google News; tomorrow: academic research and maybe a Grandpa Alert

ClaimReview now includes 100,000 fact-checks, and is helping to develop new tools and bring new understanding to the fight against falsehoods.

February 22, 2021

As embedded fact-checking grows, reporters need to show their sources

Increased transparency will allay the suspicions of a skeptical public.

February 5, 2021

U.S. fact-checkers gear up for 2020 campaign with 50 active platforms

With the U.S. election now less than a year away, at least four dozen American…

December 6, 2019

There are 210 active fact-checkers in 68 countries, says the Duke Reporters’ Lab

The Duke Reporters’ Lab has just updated its fact-checking census and revealed there are at…

October 22, 2019