IFCN Talks

Fact-checkers use automation to maximize their impact

They’re using it to detect, respond to and understand the spread of online falsehoods

June 24, 2021

Harrison Mantas

‘We need more troops’ — automated fact-checking needs more volume to succeed

At the latest IFCN Talk, the team from the Duke Reporters’ Lab shared lessons from their automated fact-checking program, Squash

June 23, 2021

Harrison Mantas

The lessons of Squash, Duke’s automated fact-checking platform

The project brought the world one step closer to live automated fact-checking, but it still has a ways to go

June 16, 2021

‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can work together to fight back

Speaking at Tuesday’s IFCN Talk, fact-checkers from Brazil, the Philippines and Ghana shared their collaborative efforts to help fact-check elections

June 15, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Opinion | Why and how to proactively incorporate public health knowledge into fact-checking

Long before 2003, when Brooks Jackson and I launched FactCheck.org, I stumbled into adjudicating political…

April 28, 2021

Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Join us for two IFCN Talks on International Fact-Checking Day

The two panels will focus on the future of fact-checking and how fact-checkers can better connect with their audience

April 1, 2021

The International Fact-Checking Network

Fact-checkers want a seat at the table in discussions about regulation

This is Mar. 4, 2021 edition of Factually: Fact-checkers say their expertise is indispensable in crafting any misinformation laws

March 4, 2021

Harrison Mantas

IFCN Talks 2: Don’t put your eggs in one Big Tech basket

The recent Facebook Australia new ban reinforced the need for fact-checkers to diversify how they distribute their work.

March 3, 2021

Harrison Mantas

IFCN Talks #1: ‘Fact-checkers shouldn’t be shields for social media platforms,’ researchers say

The first-of-its-kind panel covered issues around social media deplatforming and what role fact-checking can play.

February 8, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Factually: fact-checkers in Myanmar have internet but no Facebook or reliable sources

This is the Feb. 4, 2021 edition of IFCN's weekly newsletter. Remember: IFCNTalks #1 is on Monday, about deplatforming. Sign up for it!

February 4, 2021

Cristina Tardáguila

IFCN Talks: ‘The Great Deplatforming’ took place almost 1 month ago. What now?

The IFCN launches its new monthly online conversation series talking to researchers about the impact of shutting down prominent social media accounts

February 3, 2021

Harrison Mantas