2020 election

The ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election is built on a faulty premise

Experts say the evidence in the film from Dinesh D’Souza, a right-wing filmmaker with a history of spreading false claims, is inherently flawed.

May 24, 2022

As Trump leaves DC, The Palm Beach Post prepares to ramp up coverage

‘Our role in coverage of all of these issues is only going to grow potentially. It’s going to be a much bigger deal right now for us.’

January 20, 2021

Amaris Castillo

‘We kept on working.’ Two photojournalists share what they witnessed during the Capitol building riot.

Photojournalists from Reuters and The Associated Press speak on what they saw and experienced during last week’s chaos.

January 12, 2021

Amaris Castillo

Yesterday’s unprecedented attack on the Capitol was a clear consequence of mis/disinformation

And the fact-checking community collaborated again. Here is our first edition of Factually in 2021

January 7, 2021

Cristina Tardáguila

On front pages after pro-Trump mob storms Capitol: ‘Chaos,’ ‘Insurrection,’ a ‘Sad day for America’

One headline read 'They waved their American flags, but they were not patriots'

January 7, 2021

Venezuelan and Turkish diplomats mirror their American counterparts in warnings about U.S. democracy

Both countries issued statements with language that echos comments made by American officials about their own political situation

January 6, 2021

Cristina Tardáguila

A man wearing a buffalo cap proves how far mis/disinformation can go and how dangerous it can be

Fact-checkers and researchers consider the Capitol breach a political event fueled by conspiracy theories and falsehoods

January 6, 2021

Cristina Tardáguila

‘They breached the Capitol’: Journalists in D.C. show the world what’s happening

Here are some of the journalists on the ground to follow in Washington D.C. today

January 6, 2021

12 recommendations to address the information dystopia

It comes from a larger list of 250 policy recommendations put together an international panel of experts.

December 3, 2020

The 2020 debate moderators reflect on what worked and what didn’t

In their first joint interview since the election, they agreed that the mute button unveiled for the final debate tamed the unruliness of the first.

December 1, 2020

ABC, NBC, CBS and Univision reminded us of an important fact: TV can’t be like Twitter

In times of social media, live streaming and Zoom, it felt good to remember that televised journalism can be really strong

November 12, 2020

Cristina Tardáguila

FactChat is now stuffed with false claims about ballots

IFCN · FactChat ahora está lleno de chequeos sobre fraude electoral No, neither the Department…

November 10, 2020

U.S fact-checkers debunked at least 10 hoaxes involving Pennsylvania and Florida on Election Day

Both states were heavily targeted on Nov. 3, and the consequences of these acts are yet to be determined

November 4, 2020

Electronic ballots are effective, fast and used all over the world — so why aren’t they used in the U.S.?

Countries as big as Brazil and India shifted to electronic ballot technology many years ago and the results have been very positive

November 4, 2020

Cristina Tardáguila

FactChat sent a half million messages in 46 days to fight electoral misinformation in the U.S.

The word 'Trump' was searched 3,350 times. 'Biden' was searched 2,700 times. 'Debate' and 'town hall' also reached high levels of engagement

November 3, 2020

Harrison Mantas

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