Article

Upworthy defines itself as a curation site for “compelling, meaningful” content — and that content is typically shared widely, often going viral. When Upworthy was [...]

On Facebook, personal storytelling and interaction abound. For journalists, however, these practices seem to breach traditional norms that they should avoid entering the fray. But [...]

  Members of Congress cited national media fact-checks 80 times in floor speeches and debates from 2013 to 2014 — and Republicans referred to fact-checkers [...]

False information on Twitter overpowers efforts to correct it by a ratio of about 3 to 1, according to a study published today by the [...]

Newsrooms and tech start-ups have much in common. Both are fast-paced, have intellectually curious staff, and strive to stay ahead of the latest developments. But [...]

The amount of fact-checking journalism produced in the United States is increasing dramatically, and while there are limits to its persuasiveness, it is a measurably [...]

To help understand the spread of rumors, look at them as if they’re viruses. Rumors “are nothing more than long strands of information seeking to [...]

Iowa has long been an epicenter for U.S. politics, as home to the first-in-the nation presidential caucuses. This year, with the caucuses and the 2016 presidential [...]

Consider the following sentence:  Their may be some mistakes, but we are the ones to place you’re trust with. No news organization would print this [...]

A new report on misinformation in media is critical of the role journalists play in spreading misinformation, either by carelessly repeating it or purposely ignoring it. [...]