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 ...

The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalistic excellence, is launching a new grant writing course designed specifically for journalists and ...

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - Over the decades, the International Checkers Hall of Fame has hosted guests from across the world for checkers tournaments. This week, Matteo Bernini of Italy and Melikaya ...

Correcting the gigabytes of digital gibberish that circulate at high speed online is a never-ending task. YouTube removed more than half a million channels last year for broadcasting misinformation.

Fact-checkers may come across traumatic content and graphic imagery during the course of their work, while contending with online attacks and the challenges of maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

The rise of misinformation in Africa has led to a series of consequences, among them conflict and violence, and a lack of trust in healthcare systems. Earlier this year, for example, a number of false ...