A Duke University project that explores new forms of journalism. Tweets by @BillAdairDuke and @markstecel
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Politicians in most states got little scrutiny from local fact-checkers in this year's elections. Why? Because in 29 states there weren’t any. A new study from the Duke @ReportersLab examines these "fact deserts" and the state of local fact-checking. bit.ly/fact-deserts
Some interesting revelations in our latest census of fact-checking, released today: Fact-checkers are now found in more than half the nations of the world. But growth is slowing. reporterslab.org/category/fa…
Squash report card: Improvements during State of the Union … and how humans will make our AI smarter reporterslab.org/squash-repo…
End of semester dinner with our talented student researchers after a busy few months with the NC Fact-Checking Project and Tech & Check. More fun ahead in the spring!
And yes, we have a logo. Look for it as campaigns heat up statewide. reporterslab.org/reporters-l…
That’s a wrap on our Tech & Check Conference! Many thanks to all who attended and contributed great ideas about the future of fact-checking. Read about the conference here: reporterslab.org/tech-and-ch…
This is so totally cool! @factnameh is using our @sharethefact widget for its fact-checks in Iran. It’s our first widget in Farsi.
Sneak peek: the splash screen for FactStream, the automated fact-checking app we’re building. It should be in the app store later this month.
The announcement of our Tech & Check Cooperative is featured on Duke Today! Thank you, @DukeU! sanford.duke.edu/articles/kn…
Our staff took a field trip yesterday to the V&E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection in Durham. A great way to welcome the weekend! 🎼
Can you distinguish news articles from opinion columns? Our study shows that news orgs aren't doing enough to help: poynter.org/2017/news-or-opi…
Check out photos from our team's recent trip to Madrid for the #GlobalFact4 conference! reporterslab.org/global-fact…
“Alexa, ask the fact-checkers”: Amazon has approved our Share the Facts app for @amazonecho youtube.com/watch?v=TK4h81oX…
Number of fact-checking sites worldwide up by 20 (45%) since last year reporterslab.org/snapshot-of…
If you’re nearby Monday at 6 pm, stop by reception to celebrate our new website & student projects - Sanford 223
