Poynter: Opinion | Fact-checkers, don’t quit now: A call for endurance at GlobalFact 2026. “The International Fact-Checking Network brought together more than 300 journalists and researchers from across the globe this week in Vilnius, Lithuania, for GlobalFact 2026, the 13th annual conference. This essay is adapted from the opening welcome of the IFCN director.”

Duke Reporter’s Lab: 2026 census: Fact-checking losses continue amid funding pressure, but most projects persist. “For the first time in the Duke Reporters’ Lab count, three-times as many fact-checkers closed their doors as opened them last year. Our tally shows 10 new fact-checking projects in 2025, compared with more than 30 that stopped posting.”

Friday, May 8, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-8-2026/

PsyPost: Deepfake videos degrade political reputations even when viewers realize they are fake. “Artificial intelligence can be used to generate deceptive videos that damage a politician’s reputation, even when viewers suspect the footage is fake. A new study published in Communication Research found that these manipulated clips decrease support for targeted candidates. Standard fact-checking […]

Thursday, April 9, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/thursday-april-9-2026/

Nutrition Insight: UCL scientists’ new tool detects risk of online nutrition misinformation. “Researchers from the University College London (UCL), UK, have developed a Diet-Nutrition Misinformation Risk Assessment Tool (Diet-MisRAT) to detect and evaluate online nutrition misinformation’s potential harm.”

Poynter: Fact-checking has to go where misinformation actually spreads. “In this environment, fact-checking remains indispensable, but its relevance can no longer be measured solely by the publication of articles. If it wants to continue to matter, fact-checking must stop imagining itself only as an editorial product and begin acting as a form of civic infrastructure. This shift begins with […]

Here's a nice *quantitative analysis* of Sir #TrumpVirus' State of the Union...

The qualitative ( #truth - #substance - and actual reflection of the #SOTU) is easy to summarize: 💩

> The Trump ‘Affordability’ Pivot That Never Came

https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/the-trump-affordability-pivot-that-never-came-state-of-the-union-inflation-housing-stock-market

> In his record-breakingly-long SOTU, the president spent more time talking about Venezuela than prices.

#Factchecks / #Lies numbers still in process.

#psychopathology #megalomania #GQP #TrumpEpsteinFiles #coverup #tariffs #Epstein

Nature: The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation. “Cut to the real [Simon] Clark, who has a PhD in stratospheric dynamics and uses the handle @simonoxfphys, as he dismantles several myths about renewable energy using a deadpan style and a torrent of charts. The video, with almost 180,000 views, is an effort to fight misinformation by meeting people where they are, […]