Fact-checkers unite vs disinfo peddlers, censorship
“Without an independent, self-sustaining media, it is impossible to guarantee citizens the information they need to oppose the government,” says Harvard prof Steven Levitsky.
Tag Archives: fact checkers
Global Fact 11: Fact-checking supports free speech, not censorship
World's fact-checkers assert that fact-checking is an act of free expression and not suppression of speech.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Writer Krizette Laureta Chu hindi totoo ang sinabi na mga fact-checker ang ‘nagtanggal’ ng advocacy FB page
Mali ang sinabi ni Krizette Laureta Chu, manunulat at associate lifestyle editor ng Manila Bulletin, blogger, at lantad na tagasuporta ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, na mga third-party fact-checker ng Facebook (FB) ang responsable sa pagtanggal ng FB page na Hands Off Our Children, isang “advocacy group" na inilunsad umano ng mga magulang laban sa pag recruit ng mga menor de edad sa New People's Army (NPA).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Writer Krizette Laureta Chu falsely claims fact-checkers ‘took down’ advocacy FB page
Krizette Laureta Chu, writer and associate lifestyle editor of Manila Bulletin, blogger, and vocal supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, erroneously claimed that Facebook (FB) third-party fact-checkers were responsible for the removal of FB page Hands Off Our Children, an “advocacy group” supposedly launched by parents against the recruitment of minors to the New People’s Army (NPA).
How good a fact-checker are you? 2.0
Today, April 2, is International Fact-Checking Day. Find out if you have what it takes to be a fact checker.
