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 ...

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Users tend to trust artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fact-checkers as much as human fact-checkers, but for different ...

This commentary was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. For much of the last decade, fact-checking ...

“In 2026, the most pressing question will not be ‘What is true?’ but ‘Why is this story resonating right now and for whom?'” For years, journalism has treated misinformation as a truth problem. A ...

“Online scams, phishing attempts, and fraudulent schemes have grown in both volume and sophistication, creating a new front in the war on falsehoods.” The field of fact-checking is not static; it ...

There is so much going on in the news that it can be easy to overlook the fact that the president continues to tell a whole lot of lies.

Election Day has arrived, and with it, a flurry of false and misleading claims about supposed election interference. Tension among voters is high as polls show Vice President Kamala Harris and former ...