RIO DE JANEIRO — Fact-checking journalism around the world is at a crossroads. Democracies are weakening. Social media platforms are withdrawing their financial support for fact-checking. And the ...

Explore what to expect in Nigeria’s fact-checking space in 2026 amidst challenges of AI-generated content and funding issues.

A recent Washington Post headline claimed its tech columnist, Geoffrey Fowler, had shown that “Meta’s new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods [has] failed to make a dent.” The claim would fail a ...

Have you ever caught yourself saying things like: “Hey, did you see this on TikTok”; “Well, I heard that on TikTok”; or “Someone on TikTok said this.” Well, I have, and these phrases and phrases like ...

Political figures once dreaded being hit with a fact-check. Whether it's receiving Pinocchios from The Washington Post or earning "Lie of the Year" by PolitiFact, the fact-checker industry used to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rhea Wessel is the founder of The Institute for Thought Leadership. Like it or not, businesses and thought leaders operate in an ...

Project Comprova, a collaborative fact-checking initiative in Brazil, has abandoned the labels "false," "misleading," "satire," and "proven" in its verifications and adopted a broader approach to ...

Fake videos of political leaders often go viral online. DW's fact check department analyses how content farms use algorithm-driven formats and what narratives they reinforce.