Misinformation: how fact-checking journalism is evolving – and having a real impact on the world: “Fake news” loves a crisis. It’s clear now that false information has played a role in recent events around the world from divisive elections to the COVID pandemic to the conflict roiling Israel and Gaza. It is important to counter false …
BBC: why enhancing the public broadcaster’s fact-checking would strengthen its impartiality: From the 1926 General Strike, through the 1956 Suez Canal crisis, to the more recent Brexit debate and the COVID-19 pandemic, how the BBC tries to ensure impartiality in its journalism has always generated fierce debates about its independence. Every director-general since its foundation …
South Africa in the news: Belief in misinformation can be curbed by fact-checking: Fact-checking reduces belief in misinformation and leaves a more enduring mental imprint than false claims according to a new study …: “South Africa” – BingNews JPMorgan launches mln fund for South African black-owned firms: Sharenet provides financial information and services for investors …
South Africa in the news: Factchecking Kenya’s chief justice on judiciary funding and backlog of cases: To mark the tenth anniversary of Kenya’s constitution, broadcaster NTV interviewed current and former government officials on how the law has been applied. Chief justice David Maraga told NTV that …: “South Africa” – BingNews Harmony keen to restart …
Coronavirus: people want media to ramp up factchecking and question dubious claims: How well the media holds the UK government to account over its handling of the pandemic is a question that has been fiercely debated over recent weeks. Journalists have been attacked for asking difficult questions at press briefings, while broadcasters have been criticised …
South Africa in the news: Fact-checking The President’s Claim About South African Farmers: After Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson aired a segment on white farmers being stripped of their land in South Africa, the president tweeted about it. The president said he had asked Secretary of State M…: “South Africa” – BingNews Court orders South …