Quote of the week
"Each of us is on a spectrum somewhere between the poles of rational
and irrational. We all have hunches we can’t prove and superstitions that
make no sense. ...What’s problematic is going overboard—letting the
subjective entirely override the objective; thinking and acting as if
opinions and feelings are just as true as facts." — Kurt Andersen in The Atlantic
I will never be able to describe Machkeoun's imaginary maiden Kenyan wedding in words ;-)
Viral poster, fact-checked
Full Fact fact-checked an image laden with claims about Muslims in the
United Kingdom. And on social media, they fought the incorrect image with
a corrected one.
More on fake news in Kenya
The election results in Kenya have sparked protests. Before the vote began,
analysts were saying there was an "ecosystem of fake news" that
had "swept through" the country.
Mozilla enters the misinformation-fighting fray
The Mozilla Information Trust Initiative wants to "help the open web
to become a more powerful source of credible information," according
to the CIO of the nonprofit organization behind Firefox. Plans include work on products, research
and digital literacy.
Use ClaimReview, highlight your fact checks
Google has been highlighting fact checks in search for a
few months now — but it needs to recognize content as fact-checking to do
so. If your fact-checking organization isn't using ClaimReview yet, learn
how to with this free Poynter webinar.
The Conversation testifies
The Conversation AU explained this week to the Parliament of Australia
what good public service journalism — like
fact-checking — should
include.
Fake fashion
There's a new "Fake News" streetwear line with a rather convoluted
explanation about why this is a good
thing.
Arbitrating the truth, after all?
From the Jakarta Post: Facebook has informed
Indonesian government officials that a Facebook team will
"monitor the spread of hoaxes and block accounts suspected of
spreading fake news" ahead of the 2019 elections.
$52,283.34
FactCheck.org's transparent funding page means we now know how much Facebook pays fact-checking
partners. But Correctiv in Germany says
they're still not accepting Facebook payments. Some fake news
stories are still doing very well. Related: There was more to last week's Facebook fake news
announcement than met the eye.
When 'real news' really means propaganda
When "Trump TV" debuted its "real news" show on
Facebook this week, fact-checkers swooped in and found a lot
of fakery. As Vox points out, "to many observers,
this is indistinguishable from state propaganda."
Tips and tools for back to school
For those of you preparing syllabi and training sessions: Check out
"fake news" classroom strategies from Notre Dame;
and see Oklahoma State's tips for explaining to kids why sharing
misinformation is a bad thing.
Automated fact-checking will be for journalists first
The Guardian takes a peek at the automated fact-checking
tools being developed by Full Fact. Digital Product Manager Mevan Babakar
explains why these will be for journalists first: “If we go straight to
the public it will pit us against people wanting quick answers who won’t
be satisfied because we can’t always make the answers small.”
Fact-checking Hollywood
Twenty years of "The View," 20 years of crazy rumors. E! Online checks some
facts and fake news surrounding the popular daytime talk show. (One
result: Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O'Donnell never had a fist fight.)
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