Disinformation and information manipulation distorts public debate and erodes trust. On International Fact-Checking Day, we highlight three cases where fact-checkers exposed false claims and helped to prevent harm.
#FactCheckingMatters
#FactCheckingMatters
April 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Disinformation and information manipulation distorts public debate and erodes trust. On International Fact-Checking Day, we highlight three cases where fact-checkers exposed false claims and helped to prevent harm.
#FactCheckingMatters
#FactCheckingMatters
I would never miss a daily news segment that exposed and corrected whatever Canadian political mis/disinfo had been trending on social media that day (or previous day). Pretty sure I'm not alone in my avid interest for that kind of public service from our news media. #FactCheckingMatters
April 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I would never miss a daily news segment that exposed and corrected whatever Canadian political mis/disinfo had been trending on social media that day (or previous day). Pretty sure I'm not alone in my avid interest for that kind of public service from our news media. #FactCheckingMatters
🤔💡 Factchecking = accountability, not censorship 📊👊 Let's call out Facebook's "free speech" excuse for what it is: a license to spread misinformation 🚫💔 #FactCheckingMatters #FacebookAccountability #TruthOverLies 🌟💻
a dog holding a laptop that says beware of misinformation
ALT: a dog holding a laptop that says beware of misinformation
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🤔💡 Factchecking = accountability, not censorship 📊👊 Let's call out Facebook's "free speech" excuse for what it is: a license to spread misinformation 🚫💔 #FactCheckingMatters #FacebookAccountability #TruthOverLies 🌟💻
Big Brother is watching you 👀 and if he doesn’t like what he sees, well then, you’re toast.
#FactCheckingMatters #TruthMatters #Censorship #FreedomofthePress #TrollsSuck #CTVsucks
#BigBrother #GeorgeOrwell
#FactCheckingMatters #TruthMatters #Censorship #FreedomofthePress #TrollsSuck #CTVsucks
#BigBrother #GeorgeOrwell
I’m devastated, but I’m also angry. I’m angry because this is an attack on press freedom.
If opportunities can be stripped from journalists simply because enough people repeat the same bad-faith narrative, how can anyone withstand the career impact of doing work that matters?
If opportunities can be stripped from journalists simply because enough people repeat the same bad-faith narrative, how can anyone withstand the career impact of doing work that matters?
April 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Big Brother is watching you 👀 and if he doesn’t like what he sees, well then, you’re toast.
#FactCheckingMatters #TruthMatters #Censorship #FreedomofthePress #TrollsSuck #CTVsucks
#BigBrother #GeorgeOrwell
#FactCheckingMatters #TruthMatters #Censorship #FreedomofthePress #TrollsSuck #CTVsucks
#BigBrother #GeorgeOrwell
My goal for 2025 involves more time spent interacting face to face with my community and less time on Facebook. Nailed it just under the wire!
#factcheckingmatters
#factcheckingmatters
January 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My goal for 2025 involves more time spent interacting face to face with my community and less time on Facebook. Nailed it just under the wire!
#factcheckingmatters
#factcheckingmatters
You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
January 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
To fresh starts, greener pastures and blue skies in 2025 and beyond. Let’s hope this place does what it promises to do.
#HelloBlueSky #FactCheckingMatters
#HelloBlueSky #FactCheckingMatters
January 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
To fresh starts, greener pastures and blue skies in 2025 and beyond. Let’s hope this place does what it promises to do.
#HelloBlueSky #FactCheckingMatters
#HelloBlueSky #FactCheckingMatters
Truth is subjective…until it’s not. Sometimes there is an absolute truth and that matters.
#science 🧪 #ocd #ocdresearch #mentalhealth #factcheckingmatters
#science 🧪 #ocd #ocdresearch #mentalhealth #factcheckingmatters
January 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Truth is subjective…until it’s not. Sometimes there is an absolute truth and that matters.
#science 🧪 #ocd #ocdresearch #mentalhealth #factcheckingmatters
#science 🧪 #ocd #ocdresearch #mentalhealth #factcheckingmatters
Fact check friday coming soon, to a new home 💞
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
We're very excited to announce journalists @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and Emily Baron Cadloff are teaming up with National Observer staff for a biweekly election fact-checking segment.
First post coming tomorrow! Follow for updates.
First post coming tomorrow! Follow for updates.
April 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#FactCheckingMatters
Especially seeing as though lying through your teeth deceiting and manipulating seems to be the new black
Especially seeing as though lying through your teeth deceiting and manipulating seems to be the new black
Disinformation and information manipulation distorts public debate and erodes trust. On International Fact-Checking Day, we highlight three cases where fact-checkers exposed false claims and helped to prevent harm.
#FactCheckingMatters
#FactCheckingMatters
April 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
#FactCheckingMatters
Especially seeing as though lying through your teeth deceiting and manipulating seems to be the new black
Especially seeing as though lying through your teeth deceiting and manipulating seems to be the new black
#FactCheckingMatters
#TruthMatters
Republicans lie way more and way bigger, according to this lifelong Republican who checked the facts!
bsky.app/profile/cweb...
#TruthMatters
Republicans lie way more and way bigger, according to this lifelong Republican who checked the facts!
bsky.app/profile/cweb...
This powerful message: “I did the research and found out I was wrong.”
I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.
Part I
I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.
Part I
July 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#FactCheckingMatters
#TruthMatters
Republicans lie way more and way bigger, according to this lifelong Republican who checked the facts!
bsky.app/profile/cweb...
#TruthMatters
Republicans lie way more and way bigger, according to this lifelong Republican who checked the facts!
bsky.app/profile/cweb...
Thank you for saying what I've been screaming inside my head (and sometimes on Facebook): society, politics, democracy and public health are being ruined by people who can't tell lies from the truth. #FactCheckingMatters
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Thank you for saying what I've been screaming inside my head (and sometimes on Facebook): society, politics, democracy and public health are being ruined by people who can't tell lies from the truth. #FactCheckingMatters
Homeowner checking in here. Definitely not wealthy over here. This country ruined that by not electing the smart Black lady who was gonna give first-time homeowners $25K. #FactCheckingMatters
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Homeowner checking in here. Definitely not wealthy over here. This country ruined that by not electing the smart Black lady who was gonna give first-time homeowners $25K. #FactCheckingMatters
Recent studies show that figures like Trump and media outlets like Fox News have been linked to a significant spread of Misinformation & isn’t limited to one side, but the spread of false claims by prominent conservative voices has had a major impact. #Misinformation #FactCheckingmatters
January 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Recent studies show that figures like Trump and media outlets like Fox News have been linked to a significant spread of Misinformation & isn’t limited to one side, but the spread of false claims by prominent conservative voices has had a major impact. #Misinformation #FactCheckingmatters
In this age of ADVANCED disinformation, a good policy to have, is if a health/wellness/nutrition expert (even if they say they are doctors/scientists) are selling supplements of ANY kind, IMMEDIATELY unfollow & fact check ANYTHING they say.
#FactCheckingMatters #QuestionYourSources
#FactCheckingMatters #QuestionYourSources
January 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In this age of ADVANCED disinformation, a good policy to have, is if a health/wellness/nutrition expert (even if they say they are doctors/scientists) are selling supplements of ANY kind, IMMEDIATELY unfollow & fact check ANYTHING they say.
#FactCheckingMatters #QuestionYourSources
#FactCheckingMatters #QuestionYourSources
I’m thinking of deleting Instagram and Facebook now that Zuckerberg is dropping fact-checking. Sadly, I own a Meta Quest 3 and can’t afford to switch headsets right now. I’ll be focusing more on Bluesky—truth matters.
#AccountabilityMatters #FactCheckingMatters #SocialMediaShift
#AccountabilityMatters #FactCheckingMatters #SocialMediaShift
January 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I’m thinking of deleting Instagram and Facebook now that Zuckerberg is dropping fact-checking. Sadly, I own a Meta Quest 3 and can’t afford to switch headsets right now. I’ll be focusing more on Bluesky—truth matters.
#AccountabilityMatters #FactCheckingMatters #SocialMediaShift
#AccountabilityMatters #FactCheckingMatters #SocialMediaShift
Great work @usatoday.com
Now do the tyrant's plans for regime change in Venezuela.
#FactCheckingMatters #ExtraJudicialKilling
Now do the tyrant's plans for regime change in Venezuela.
#FactCheckingMatters #ExtraJudicialKilling
Social media posts claim President Donald Trump just signed a bill that would allow for home gyms to be tax deductible. They are false.
Did Trump sign a 'Home Gym Deduction Act?' No, post is not true.
Social media posts claim President Donald Trump just signed a bill that would allow for home gyms to be tax deductible. They are false.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Great work @usatoday.com
Now do the tyrant's plans for regime change in Venezuela.
#FactCheckingMatters #ExtraJudicialKilling
Now do the tyrant's plans for regime change in Venezuela.
#FactCheckingMatters #ExtraJudicialKilling