University of Washington: Community Notes help reduce the virality of false information on X, study finds. “A University of Washington-led study of X found that posts with Community Notes attached were less prone to going viral and got less engagement. After getting a Community Note, on average, reposts dropped 46% and likes dropped 44%. “

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/21/university-of-washington-community-notes-help-reduce-the-virality-of-false-information-on-x-study-finds/

Nu op Mayonaise: Column: De vele leugens van Geert Wilders | Veel van Wilders’ uitspraken zitten vol met stelligheden die bijna geen nuance dulden: over de islam als religie, over moslims als groep, over cultuurverandering, over criminaliteit | #leugens #populisme #wilders #column #Factchecks

https://mayonai.se/column-de-vele-leugens-van-geert-wilders/

Poynter: Spotting the harmful needles in the haystack: How fact-checkers select what to check. “Most fact-checking organizations follow a broadly similar process: using a blend of digital search and human insight to sift myriad claims and focus on those they find matter most. To do this, we have developed a rigorous harms-based model for selecting important claims to check. In a trial we […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/07/spotting-the-harmful-needles-in-the-haystack-how-fact-checkers-select-what-to-check-poynter/

Poynter: Google backs away from search result snippets that address falsehoods. “Google decided to retire ClaimReview, a program little known outside the fact-checking world that highlighted fact checks from reputable news sources like PolitiFact, The Washington Post Fact Checker or Factcheck.org. The program was international in scale, also surfacing results from fact-checkers like Spain’s […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/31/poynter-google-backs-away-from-search-result-snippets-that-address-falsehoods/

TechCrunch: TikTok adds new parental controls, tools for creators. “TikTok announced on Wednesday that it’s releasing a slew of new features, including enhanced parental controls, additional tools for creators, and a new interactive well-being feature. It also publicly launched Footnotes, its fact-checking system.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/31/techcrunch-tiktok-adds-new-parental-controls-tools-for-creators/

Dawn (Pakistan): TikTok launches guide to combat misinformation during Pakistan’s monsoon floods. “Social media platform TikTok on Tuesday launched a new search guide designed to help users in Pakistan access authoritative and up-to-date information during the ongoing monsoon flood season, according to a press release issued by its public relations firm.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/30/dawn-pakistan-tiktok-launches-guide-to-combat-misinformation-during-pakistans-monsoon-floods/

AFP: Grok shows ‘flaws’ in fact-checking Israel-Iran war: study. “Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok produced inaccurate and contradictory responses when users sought to fact-check the Israel-Iran conflict, a study said Tuesday, raising fresh doubts about its reliability as a debunking tool.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/30/grok-shows-flaws-in-fact-checking-israel-iran-war-study-afp/

Poynter: Latin American fact-checkers urge funders, platforms, governments to defend public’s right to know . “Latam Chequea, a Latin American network of fact-checking organizations in 21 countries, promotes collaboration among fact-checkers and the strengthening of evidence-based journalism as a fundamental tool for democracy. It met on Tuesday ahead of GlobalFact, the annual conference of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/30/poynter-latin-american-fact-checkers-urge-funders-platforms-governments-to-defend-publics-right-to-know/