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2025 census: Fact-checkers persevere as politicians, platforms turn up heat

By Erica Ryan | June 19, 2025

By the numbers: The Duke Reporters’ Lab counts 443 active fact-checking projects around the world in 2025, down about 2 percent so far from last…

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Locking up misinfo in the Reporters’ Lab vault

By Erica Ryan | December 3, 2024

Fact-checkers around the world now have access to a new tool from the Duke Reporters’ Lab that allows them to save and link to social…

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Reporters’ Lab discontinues FactStream app

By Erica Ryan | December 3, 2024

After six years of showcasing the work of U.S. fact-checkers, the FactStream app will cease updating as of December 31, 2024. The Duke Reporters’ Lab…

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Researchers mine Fact-Check Insights data to explore many facets of misinfo

By Erica Ryan | June 20, 2024

Researchers around the world are digging into the trove of data available from our Fact-Check Insights project, with plans to use it for everything from…

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What exactly is the Fact-Check Insights dataset?

By Erica Ryan | June 20, 2024

Since its launch in December, the Fact-Check Insights dataset has been downloaded hundreds of times by researchers who are studying misinformation and developing technologies to…