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Fact Checking

  1. the zucc
    How Facebook Fact-Checking Can BackfireThe “implied truth effect” means that Facebook’s fact-checking process may be worse than doing nothing.
    By Brian Feldman
  2. We Asked Bill Nye to Do Some Meme Fact-Checking and He Did Not DisappointBut what does he really think about aliens?
    By Kenny Wassus
  3. There’s (More) Hope for Political Fact-checkingTwo new tests of the so-called backfire effect bring an important update — and a lesson of how social-science collaboration should work.
    By Jesse Singal
  4. roundup
    How Will Voters Separate Fact From Fiction at the Debates?This campaign is not like the others. Will the debate moderators adapt?
    By Chas Danner
  5. political psychology
    Maybe There’s Some Hope for Political Fact-checking After AllNew research suggests that we shouldn’t be overly gloomy about the potential for fact-checking to correct people’s political misperceptions.
    By Jesse Singal
  6. fact-checking
    Pablo Escobar’s Son Has 28 Problems With Narcos“Grave errors”!
    By Jackson McHenry
  7. rumors
    The Noble Futility of the Twitter Fact-checkerIt’s a lonely, uphill battle.
    By Jesse Singal
  8. Will Book Publishers Ever Start Fact-checking? They’re Already Starting.The practice of checking books is fairly common, though it’s also expensive. This fall, for the first time, one publisher is even promising to pay for it.
    By Boris Kachka
  9. factchecking
    There Are So Many Things Wrong With This Ariana Grande Star Wars VideoIf you’re gonna do Star Wars, do it right.
    By Lindsey Weber
  10. fact-checking
    Fact Check: Is a ‘Dangerous’ Asteroid ‘Seriously’ Heading Toward Earth?The New York Post and the Russians say yes!
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. fact-checking
    How Far Was Rocky’s Famous Run in Rocky II?Soooooooooo far.
    By Jesse David Fox
  12. fact-checking
    Girls Finale: How Long Did Adam’s Romantic Run Probably Take?Explained with gifs!
    By Jesse David Fox
  13. vulture investigates
    Checking Django Unchained’s Historical MarkersDid anyone wear sunglasses, let alone ex-slaves?
    By Jesse David Fox
  14. fact-checking
    Kanye Actually Did Hang Out With George TenetBut they did not discuss Maybachs.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  15. Oops
    Fox News Gets Pop-Ups All WrongFirst of all, the noodle bar pop-up took place at Matyson.
    By Collin Keefe
  16. ink-stained wretches
    The New Yorker Sent Scientologists 971 Fact-Checking QuestionsWe hazard a guess as to one of the queries.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  17. fact-checking
    How Does Christian Bale Compare to the Real Person He Plays in The Fighter?He’s skinnier, balder, and more intense.
    By Willa Paskin
  18. early and often
    President Obama, What Have You Done for Me Lately?A timely new Tumblr.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  19. Fact-checking
    Is Slate’s Takedown of Free-Range Pork Just a Bunch of Hogwash?A new Slate article about pig cruelty raises some serious concerns. About accuracy, that is.
    By Daniel Maurer
  20. fact-checking
    The Wrap Gets DupedWe can’t wait to see what Nikki Finke is going to say about this.
    By Mark Graham
  21. Factcheck
    Is Gwyneth Paltrow a Momofaker?The pork-eschewer endorses the Momofukus but seems a little confused about them.
    By Daniel Maurer