United Facts of America

How Russian falsehoods spread to the US through faux local news

Tech platforms enforced bans against Russian state media following its invasion of Ukraine. Russian propagandists found ways around those bans.

November 8, 2023

Loreben Tuquero

This year’s United Facts of America will feature top-flight voices on elections, AI, vaccines

The 3-day virtual festival of fact-checking, running Nov. 6 to Nov. 8, will help people separate fact from fiction on America's most pressing issues.

November 1, 2023

Matthew Crowley

CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan sees firsthand how online mis- and disinformation affects people’s daily lives

He said that traveling the nation as a journalist led him to quickly discover how fact-checkers are demonized

September 29, 2022

What are the fact-checkers seeing?

At United Facts of America, experts discuss misinformation, its online future and the limits of fact-checking.

September 29, 2022

Spanish-language misinformation often goes unchecked, but individuals can help combat it

Fewer Spanish-speaking journalists and a lower investment from social media companies makes Spanish-language misinformation easier to spread

September 29, 2022

Maria Ramirez Uribe

United Facts of America: Woodruff, Stirewalt discuss media’s role in fighting disinformation

Both agree that journalists share an important and vital role in informing the public.

September 29, 2022

United Facts of America’s focus turns to disinformation in health care and online

The three-day United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking, heads into its final day, Sept. 29, with a full slate of online presentations.

September 28, 2022

Matthew Crowley

How memes can fuel political strategy

Experts discuss their political significance, conservative organizers’ widespread adoption of them, and how they define the somewhat nebulous term.

September 28, 2022

PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff will headline the second day of United Facts of America

Wednesday’s marquee event is a one-on-one midterm elections discussion between Woodruff and PolitiFact managing editor Katie Sanders.

September 27, 2022

Matthew Crowley

Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide

‘When you have a strong group identity, you’re motivated not by accuracy, but really by signaling your belonging in the group.’

September 27, 2022

How partisan television media fuels persistent echo chambers

‘Partisan media exercises real power, in part because its consumers don’t want to watch alternatives.’

September 27, 2022

Poynter and PolitiFact announce speakers for United Facts of America

Judy Woodruff, Asha Rangappa, Donie O'Sullivan, Eric Deggans and others will join this second annual celebration of facts Sept. 27-29.

August 18, 2022

Back by popular demand: Poynter and PolitiFact will host an online festival of fact-checking Sept. 27-29

Early bird tickets are now on sale for this second annual celebration of facts.

July 26, 2022

United Facts of America: A festival of fact-checking

EVENT DATES: Sept. 27-29, 2022 LOCATION: Online event TIMES: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern…

July 26, 2022

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on truth, objectivity and the assault on democracy

In an interview with Poynter President Neil Brown, Amanpour shared her thoughts on the real problem facing journalism

May 13, 2021

Amaris Castillo

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