"State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'"

"On Wednesday, the State Department announced it would require H-1B visa applicants and their dependents to set their social media profiles to "public" so they can be reviewed by U.S. officials."

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https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5633444/trump-content-moderation-visas-censorship

University of Rochester: The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers. “Research shows that being called out by peers, not algorithms or experts, makes online authors think twice about spreading misinformation.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/19/university-of-rochester-the-most-effective-online-fact-checkers-your-peers/

Poynter: As tech giants retreat, Africa’s fact-checkers are finding new ways to survive. “The platforms that once sponsored fact-checking projects and previous Africa Facts Summits, including Google and Meta, were nowhere to be seen, just as they were absent from IFCN’s GlobalFact conference in Rio last June. Still, 162 participants from 35 countries filled the hotel’s conference hall, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/19/276678/

Reporters Without Borders: Russia: fact-checking is the Kremlin’s latest propaganda tool. “The Russian Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN) claims it verifies facts, but in reality, this website — created and run by Kremlin-affiliated entities — exists to promote the Russian government’s narrative internationally. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this new instrument of Russian […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/27/russia-fact-checking-is-the-kremlins-latest-propaganda-tool-reporters-without-borders/