Six new fact-checkers join global journalism movement
Updated Reporters' Lab database now counts 75 projects actively verifying what politicians say and promise.
By Shaker Samman – October 19, 2015
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Shaker Samman is a student researcher in the Duke Reporters' Lab.
Fact-checkers spin-up for presidential debates
With facts and falsehoods flying, political watchdogs are rolling out and reviving election-year features.
By Shaker Samman – September 22, 2015
Canadian Press fact-checkers find politicians full of baloney
The wire service uses the first sausage-based rating system to fact-check politicians from No Baloney to Full of Baloney.
By Shaker Samman – April 29, 2015
Africa Check editor says government data is sometimes hidden or inaccurate
Julian Rademeyer, the first Visiting Fact-Checker at Duke, says government officials use a variety of tactics to evade journalists.
By Shaker Samman – April 1, 2015