The International Fact-Checking Network introduces a Portuguese version of its WhatsApp chatbot
The International Fact-Checking Network is adding a fourth language to its WhatsApp Chatbot — Portuguese.…
August 4, 2020
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Posts about COVID-19 vaccines bring an overdose of misinformationÂ
The world waits anxiously for a vaccine that will halt the deaths and devastation from…
June 18, 2020
Crocodiles, Ken Jeong and exploding hand sanitizer: Top 5 fact-checks from the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance
A poll out last week from Gallup and the Knight Foundation showed that 78% of…
May 18, 2020
Power in your pocket: How to use the IFCN’s new WhatsApp chatbot
The International Fact-Checking Network’s WhatsApp chatbot puts the power of the #CoronaVirusFacts Alliance at your…
May 5, 2020
Three falsehoods about COVID-19 that must be killed, and how you can help
In the fight against misinformation about the new coronavirus, a phenomenon deserves immediate attention: The…
April 16, 2020
The Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grants will support 13 projects on its 1st round: More than half a million dollars is being distributed
Thirteen fact-checking organizations around the world have two reasons to celebrate this April 2. It…
April 2, 2020
The demand for COVID-19 facts on WhatsApp is skyrocketing
The demand for fact-checks about the new coronavirus on WhatsApp already exceeds — by far…
March 26, 2020
Once a false lock-down, cancellation or closing gets posted, it’s hard to convince people that it’s not true
Social media posts, audio files and chain messages announcing that airports, schools, universities, bars and…
March 19, 2020