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Google gives $6.5 million to fact-checkers, misinformation nonprofits | Axios
by Sara Fischer
4 days ago
Google said that it's providing more than $6.5 million in funding to fact-checkers and nonprofits fighting misinformation around the world,…
Twitter: Laura Ingraham tweet broke rules against coronavirus misinformation | POLITICO
by Cristiano Lima
6 days ago
Fox News host Laura Ingraham has deleted a tweet touting an unproven coronavirus treatment that a Twitter spokesperson said today…
Can Trump’s daily disinformation show be saved? Yes — turn it into a vector for the truth | Salon
by Dan Froomkin
March 27, 2020
The nation's most eminent media critics are virtually unanimous that television networks should stop the live broadcasting of the White House's…
Why pandemic misinformation is so hard to for Big Tech to tackle | Quartz
by Matt Vella
March 26, 2020
As the reality of life under quarantine in the age of coronavirus has crystalized, so has Big Tech’s top job…
Fighting Disinformation, FEMA Launches Coronavirus Rumor Control Website | NPR
by Author on Source
March 24, 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to knock down a series of rumors and falsehoods that have been spreading…
Snopes to scale back fact-checking due to overwhelming COVID-19 misinformation | The Verge
by Jon Porter
March 24, 2020
Fact-checking organization Snopes has been forced to scale back its routine content production and special projects, as the amount of…
Flash grants of up to $50K are now available for fact-checkers fighting coronavirus misinformation | Poynter
by The International Fact-Checking Network
March 17, 2020
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and Facebook have partnered to support the fact-checking community working on the COVID-19 related misinformation…
5 quick ways we can all double-check coronavirus information online | First Draft
by Laura Garcia
March 7, 2020
The novel coronavirus has spread to over 60 countries alongside its darker cousin: false information about the disease, how it…
Here’s A Running List Of The Latest Disinformation Spreading About The Coronavirus | BuzzFeed News
by Jane Lytvynenko
March 3, 2020
An outbreak of coronavirus that began in Wuhan, China, and spread globally has caused nearly 3,000 deaths worldwide. BuzzFeed News…