Misinformation spreads, but fact-checking has leveled off
10th annual fact-checking census from the Reporters' Lab tracks an ongoing slowdown
By Joel Luther – June 21, 2023
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Vast gaps in fact-checking across the U.S. allow politicians to elude scrutiny
A Reporters' Lab review of local fact-checking finds only a small percentage of politicians and other public officials are held accountable for the accuracy of the claims they make.
By Joel Luther – March 29, 2023
Fact deserts leave states vulnerable to election lies
Politicians in 29 states get little scrutiny for what they say, while local fact-checkers in other places struggle to keep pace with campaign misinformation.
By Belen Bricchi – November 16, 2022
Fact-checkers extend their global reach with 391 outlets, but growth has slowed
Efforts to intercept misinformation are expanding in more than 100 countries, but the pace of new fact-checking projects continues to slow.
By Mark Stencel & Erica Ryan – June 17, 2022
From Sofia to Springfield, fact-checking extends its reach
Reporters' Lab prepares for its annual fact-checking survey in advance of the Global Fact summit in Oslo
By Erica Ryan – April 19, 2022
Reporters’ Lab to launch project to promote ClaimReview
Google-funded project will seek to expand number of fact-checkers using tagging system
By Erica Ryan – October 2, 2018
Fact-checking moves into the Google Home
At Global Fact 4 in Madrid, we unveiled our new Share the Facts app for the Google device and six new languages for our widget.
By Erica Ryan – July 8, 2017
Fact-checking comes to the Amazon Echo
New skill from the Duke Reporters’ Lab allows users to 'ask the fact-checkers'
By Erica Ryan – October 21, 2016
Fact-checking Twitter feeds offer new way to follow 2016 campaigns
New Reporters’ Lab feeds track false claims, all checks of Clinton and Trump
By Erica Ryan – August 25, 2016
5 share-worthy fact-checks of Clinton’s acceptance speech
Use our widget to share the facts behind the nominee’s talking points
By Erica Ryan – July 29, 2016