What we learned during our experiment with live fact-checking
We got some nice feedback and helpful suggestions about FactStream, our new app
By Bill Adair – February 1, 2018
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Bill Adair
Bill Adair is the Knight Professor for the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University and the director of the Duke Reporters' Lab. He is the creator of Pulitzer Prize-winning website PolitiFact and worked for 24 years as a reporter and editor at the Tampa Bay Times. He is the author of The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation.
What to expect tonight from FactStream, our live fact-checking app
It’s an early step toward automated fact-checking. What could go wrong?
By Bill Adair – January 30, 2018
Fact-Checking News | Tech & Check Cooperative
Knight Foundation, Facebook and Craig Newmark provide funding to launch Duke Tech & Check Cooperative
New automated fact-checking project will build apps and coordinate with other researchers around the world
By Bill Adair – September 25, 2017
Reporters’ Lab study finds poor labeling on news sites
As news executives discuss efforts to improve trust, survey finds most sites don't include labels showing article type
By Rebecca Iannucci & Bill Adair – August 15, 2017
At Global Fact 4: churros, courage and the need to expose propagandists
The next challenge for the Global Fact community: calling out governments and political actors that pretend to be fact-checkers.
By Bill Adair – July 6, 2017
Heroes or hacks: The partisan divide over fact-checking
We analyzed nearly 800 references to fact-checking and found a stark divide. Liberal writers like fact-checking; conservatives don't.
By Bill Adair & Rebecca Iannucci – June 7, 2017
Lessons from our first experiment with pop-up fact-checking
More than 380 people tried our pop-up fact-checking during the presidential debate.
By Bill Adair – October 20, 2016
Reporters’ Lab to experiment with pop-up fact-checking during debate
The beta test of the Chrome extension will allow viewers to see real-time fact-checking with a livestream of the debate.
By Bill Adair – October 17, 2016
How We Identify Fact-Checkers
The Duke Reporters' Lab looks at many attributes to determine which organizations to add to its database of fact-checking projects around the world.
By Bill Adair & Mark Stencel – June 22, 2016
At GlobalFact 3, a call for transparency and impartial fact-checking
Now that fact-checking has matured, "we need to make sure that our work is rock solid."
By Bill Adair – June 9, 2016