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ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>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 […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/30/poynter-latin-american-fact-checkers-urge-funders-platforms-governments-to-defend-publics-right-to-know/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/30/poynter-latin-american-fact-checkers-urge-funders-platforms-governments-to-defend-publics-right-to-know/</a></p>
Roland Siegloff<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@DisinfoEU" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DisinfoEU</span></a></span> On this page you can find lots more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factchecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factchecks</span></a> about climate denial content in German, Dutch and French:</p><p><a href="https://dpa-factchecking.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dpa-factchecking.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/werd.io" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>werd.io</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLiteracy</span></a> has nothing to do with degrees. Even journalists have more and more work to debunk <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/deepFakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepFakes</span></a>. We must teach methods to check <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fakeNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fakeNews</span></a> or give help with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/factChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factChecks</span></a>.</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Poynter: MediaWise’s Teen Fact-Checking Network expands across Europe. “Misinformation spreads online faster than ever these days — and it knows no borders. That’s why MediaWise’s Teen Fact-Checking Network, the Poynter Institute’s media literacy initiative, continues its global expansion. The TFCN is a group of young people who teach media literacy by debunking viral claims online. […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/poynter-mediawises-teen-fact-checking-network-expands-across-europe/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/poynter-mediawises-teen-fact-checking-network-expands-across-europe/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Poynter: Meta is failing to stop dangerous disinformation in the world’s most spoken languages. “Meta’s automated filters and content moderators often fall short when dealing with non-English content. This isn’t just a technical limitation — it’s a dangerous oversight. In communities where English isn’t the dominant language, this gap leaves space for disinformation to flourish […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/10/poynter-meta-is-failing-to-stop-dangerous-disinformation-in-the-worlds-most-spoken-languages/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/10/poynter-meta-is-failing-to-stop-dangerous-disinformation-in-the-worlds-most-spoken-languages/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Poynter: Fact-checkers are among the top sources for X’s Community Notes, study reveals. “When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of the third-party fact-checking program on his company’s platforms, he said he would ‘get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with Community Notes, similar to X.’ But a new study shows that fact-checkers remain an essential part of X’s program, […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/26/poynter-fact-checkers-are-among-the-top-sources-for-xs-community-notes-study-reveals/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/26/poynter-fact-checkers-are-among-the-top-sources-for-xs-community-notes-study-reveals/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>AFP: Meta not ending fact-checks outside US yet, fails to appease Brazil. “Meta told Brazil it would not yet end fact-checks outside the US, but its attempts to clarify its new social media policies fell flat Tuesday as the Latin American nation slammed measures which promote a digital Wild West.'”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/30/afp-meta-not-ending-fact-checks-outside-us-yet-fails-to-appease-brazil/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/30/afp-meta-not-ending-fact-checks-outside-us-yet-fails-to-appease-brazil/</a></p>
Woland<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@thisismissem" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thisismissem</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>protonprivacy</span></a></span> </p><p>Still, when saying that, the bare minimum is to source.</p><p>And I prefer to browse it rather than google it 😜</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/sources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sources</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/sourceyourwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sourceyourwords</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/FactChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecks</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/factchecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factchecking</span></a></p>
chef 😎<p>Right, it is time to move away from Facebook.</p><p>I need some advice on how to get on to friendica (or a different alternative).</p><p>Which server do I choose?</p><p>Can I migrate content, contacts or images from other social media sites to friendica?</p><p>Don't just want to register without understanding the basic setup first. </p><p>Any recommendations? Suggestions? Links?</p><p>German or English - doesn't matter.</p><p><a href="https://social.cologne/tags/Friendica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Friendica</span></a> <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/deletefacebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deletefacebook</span></a> <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/factchecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factchecks</span></a> <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p>(<a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a>-cozy CEOs) <br><a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/Zuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zuck</span></a> says ending <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/factchecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factchecks</span></a> will curb censorship:<br>In plain English <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> tells us: “We don’t want to bother you with facts – We have already made up our mind”.</p>
RTL Nieuws<p>𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗽 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀: 𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗷 𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗻</p><p>Bezorgde reacties van politici en wetenschappers op het voornemen van Meta om te stoppen met factchecks op Facebook-, Instagram- en Threadsberichten. De kritiek is niet van de lucht. "Hij kust met zijn uitspraken openlijk de ring van Trump."</p><p><a href="https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5488500/facebook-stopt-factchecken-socialemediaberichten-wat-merken-wij" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artik</span><span class="invisible">el/5488500/facebook-stopt-factchecken-socialemediaberichten-wat-merken-wij</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kritiek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kritiek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factchecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factchecks</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>BBC: Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers. “Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style ‘community notes’ where commenting on the accuracy of posts is left to users.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/08/bbc-facebook-and-instagram-get-rid-of-fact-checkers/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/08/bbc-facebook-and-instagram-get-rid-of-fact-checkers/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Poynter: A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024. “In a campaign year loaded with political plot twists, PolitiFact heard many claims that prompted head smacks and double takes. We said, as you probably did: That can’t be right. Is that for real? Wait, what?”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/19/poynter-a-history-of-politifacts-lies-of-the-year-from-2009-to-2024/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/19/poynter-a-history-of-politifacts-lies-of-the-year-from-2009-to-2024/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Poynter: Africa’s fact-checking community shows its growing strength in collaboration, investigations. “The violent dispute in northern Ghana was intensely local. As the report described it, it was a ‘sporadic ethnic conflict between the Kusasis and Mamprusis over rights to the Bawku chieftaincy skin (throne).’ What concerned fact-checking journalists from across Africa was that the […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/06/poynter-africas-fact-checking-community-shows-its-growing-strength-in-collaboration-investigations/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/06/poynter-africas-fact-checking-community-shows-its-growing-strength-in-collaboration-investigations/</a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Georgian government denies halting EU accession, even as it suspends talks <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/529871/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/529871/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FactChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a></p>
💡𝚂𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝙰𝗉𝗉𝗌📱<p>3/6<br>This then makes it extremely difficult for people to provide <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/FactChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecks</span></a> on a video, given they can't directly provide/link any evidence/proof. And often people don't even bother reading the comments anyway (though you definitely should to get a sense for the validity of the video! I once saw someone provide a video as "proof" of something, but I saw in the comments it was absolutely full of people pointing out the video was wrong and misleading! I said "did you read the comments?" 😂)…</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1593088/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1593088/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Facing interference accusations, Russia falsely declares Moldovan elections ‘undemocratic’ <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FactChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Moldova" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moldova</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/polygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polygraph</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> goes to war against real-time <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecks</span></a><br>
The moves are the latest example of Trump’s long-held resistance to being called to account for his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a>.

Trump &amp; his campaign have waged an aggressive campaign against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a> in recent months, pushing TV networks, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> orgs &amp; others to abandon the practice if they hope to interact w/Trump.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WeAreNotGoingBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeAreNotGoingBack</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RealityBasedPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealityBasedPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/14/trump-fact-checks-interviews-debates/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">24/10/14/trump-fact-checks-interviews-debates/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ard.social/@BR24" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BR24</span></a></span> Das Problem mit <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FactChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecks</span></a></em> und <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CounterSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CounterSpeech</span></a>"</em> ist dass es per Konzept die absurdesten Dinge als <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/debattierbar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debattierbar</span></a>"</em> markiert.</p><ul><li>Wohingegen die korrekte Antwort auf den meisten Bullshit ein <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nein</span></a>!"</em> samt nonverbalen Rauswurf ist.</li></ul><p>Sei es <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Menschenrechte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Menschenrechte</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KeinMenschIstIllegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeinMenschIstIllegal</span></a>! <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a>, …), <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/B%C3%BCrgerrechte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bürgerrechte</span></a>* (<em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Chatkontrolle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chatkontrolle</span></a>"</em> aka. Abschaffung des <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fermeldegeheimnis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fermeldegeheimnis</span></a>, …) oder Elementare Dinge (Die Erde ist ein Rotationselliposoid und nicht flach! Das Leugnen historischer Tatsachen macht jene nicht ungeschehen!)…</p><ul><li>Wir können über viele Dinge bebattieren, aber es gibt nen Unterschied zwischen Geschmack (bspw.: Neongelb oder Neonorange bei normgerechten Warnwesten in der Dunkelheit) und Fakten (bspw.: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CovidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsNotOver</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CovidIsAirborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsAirborne</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SystemChangeNotClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SystemChangeNotClimateChange</span></a> ist notwendig und unvermeidbar)…</li></ul><p>Es ist eine Sache ob wir als Zielruppe die Zuschauer von <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/L%C3%B6wenzahn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Löwenzahn</span></a>"</em>, <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SendungMitDerMaus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SendungMitDerMaus</span></a>"</em> oder ausschließlich erwachsene Menschen haben von denen wir altersbedingt erwarten dass diese sich selbstständig versorgen können und denen wir aktives wie passives Wahlrecht einräumen…</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WasFehlt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasFehlt</span></a> sind <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Aussteigerprogramme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aussteigerprogramme</span></a> für <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Aluh%C3%BCte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aluhüte</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5x1sSjfknM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">*</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TERFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TERFs</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SWERFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SWERFs</span></a> &amp; Co. und zwar abseits <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtdfcEl91Bs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">offen rechtextremer Strukturen</a> bevor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Alufolie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alufolie</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVZm93JuHVo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">knapp wird</a>…</li></ul>
Skeptical Science<p>Here's our latest coop product with Gigafact, a non-profit focused on providing starving newsrooms with ready access to <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FactChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecks</span></a>. We're helping with matters of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>. Per our usual philosophy our foundations lie on peer reviewed research. </p><p>Short and snappy is the rule here, a challenge with topics involving complexities. Here's how polar bears are endangered by our our clumsy climate catastrophe, in a nutshell. Long or short, it ain't a pretty picture.</p><p><a href="https://skepticalscience.com/fact-brief-bear.html?utm-source=mastodon&amp;utm-campaign=socialnetworks&amp;utm-term=sks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skepticalscience.com/fact-brie</span><span class="invisible">f-bear.html?utm-source=mastodon&amp;utm-campaign=socialnetworks&amp;utm-term=sks</span></a></p>