The American Press Institute presents a roundup from the world of fact checking, debunking and truth telling — just in case you haven’t been paying as much attention as we do.
Quote of the week
“There is something inherently sexy about fact-checking and the finding of inaccuracies. There is this beauty in distilling complex information to a very distinct point.” — Dana Wagner, co-founder and editor of FactsCan
Fact-checking around the world
Journalists tackled fund-raising, technical challenges and even an earthquake to launch South Asia Check on Monday. Immediately, the staff was immersed in real-time fact-checking during a violent protest in western Nepal. They found a viral photo of a burning man — which a Nepali website claimed was taken during the protest — was actually a 2012 photo from Florida. Read it.
Fact check of the week
If you’re one of those average people who’ve left college with $30,000 in student loans, you’ve probably heard about all kinds of ways to get rid of the debt — from ignoring it to refinancing it to something more unorthodox. The 2016 presidential candidates are offering ideas, too, and NPR’s “It’s All Politics” fact-checks their suggestions. Read it.
What? Something is fake on the internet?
The list of fake news sites on the web is growing — and moving away from obvious site names like “Stuppid” in favor of legit-sounding titles like “United Media Publishing.” Writing for the Skeptical Inquirer, freelancer Tamar Wilner shares the latest list of fake and satirical news sites along with some technology tips for fact-checkers. Read it.
Fact-checking for good
Eight years ago this month, pants were set on fire as PolitiFact launched its fact-checking operation. In honor of its anniversary, the journalists have compiled their top eight fact-checks so far this year. Spoiler alert: Barack Obama appears on the list in several places, but he’s not No. 1. Read it.
Well, it’s not exactly a Netflix original series, but if you like science fiction you might enjoy the 10-part “Silence Like Diamonds” on the Light Reading website. The site, aimed at the communications industry, decided to try “something different” and asked a technology journalist to produce the series. Then someone had to go and spoil the fun by fact-checking it. Read it.
Fact-checking science
Awesome: Being a fact-checker. More awesome: Being a Martian geologist. Most awesome: Being a fact-checker who watches a movie about Mars and then interviews a Martian geologist about it. Thanks, Yasmin Tayag of Inverse. Read it.
The fact-checking gold mine
Residents and resorts in Colorado are tense about a proposed tax on ski lift tickets, a not-wildly-popular move to help pay for things like parking lots in Breckenridge. The Summit Daily fact-checks some of the rumors that have been blowing around the resort town. Read it.
Fact-checking Hollywood
As children of the 90s know, they just (sigh) don’t make TV shows like “Full House” anymore. Apparently they don’t make unauthorized biopics like they used to, either. Red Eye Chicago’s Lauren Chval fact-checked “The Unauthorized Full House Story” and found no mention of the cast’s meth addict or Comet the golden retriever. Read it.
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