Media criticism of Facebook is pouring in after a lack of editorial oversight on Monday led to a fake story being featured in the trending topics list. Facebook had gotten rid of editors for that section, but should it hire fact-checkers instead? And if so, what would they do?Here are three proposals.
Quote of the week
“This is the critical battle of our time: How do we get people to care about facts? How do we make finding facts easier? If both sides don’t come to the table valuing facts, being persuaded by facts, how can we possibly come up with the best solutions to our complex problems?” — Philosophy instructor Laura Templeman, writing in the Spokesman-Review
Fact-checking conspiracy theories about Italy’s quake
Italian Facebook was infested with posts claiming the magnitude of the earthquake that hit the area around Amatrice and Accumoli was quietly revised downwards so that the government didn’t have to offer financial assistance to citizens in affected areas. Not true.
Fact-checking el Presidente
Coming Sept. 2: Mexico’s El Sabueso will be live fact-checking of President Peña Nieto’s state of the union speech. Follow along at #SabuesoPresidencial on Twitter.
Fact-checking “the largest taxpayer on the planet”
The New York Times tackles the facts in the complicated low-tax deal between Apple and the Irish government. Reporters consulted five tax experts to check Apple officials’ statements.
Now, about that fact-checking billboard…
A legistlative candidate in Arizona misled the public in a big way, literally. He posted a false statement on a giant interstate billboard. In our dreams: A billboard displaying the Arizona Republic’s fact-check of that statement.
#FactCheckFriday
Readership of the Washington Post’s Fact Checker is way up these days. With interest so piqued, the Post wants to bring fact checks to as many social media users as possible. Read about their strategy.
Fact-checking “what you paid for”
Now here’s a way to get people to pay attention: Tell them you’re fact-checking something they unknowingly paid for. A San Diego Free Press columnist fact-checked a campaign mailer he received at his home. The (very) fine print reads: “This mailing was prepared, published, and mailed at taxpayer expense.”
More fact-checking, please
Park Moo-Jong, a Korean newspaper advisor, wants more fact-checking of the country’s political leaders. But he laments, “Unfortunately, however, our press has not been good at this job.” Read his advice.
Catch up on your fact-checking podcasts
PolitiFact founder and Duke University professor Bill Adair spoke this week to Mark Glaser on the Media Shift podcast about fact-checking in the era of Donald Trump and other topics. Alexios talked to a Phoenix NPR affiliate.
Some fact-checking fun
A college student goes behind the scenes at the Daily Show’s “What the Actual Fact?” fact-checking segment and find that facts (and ratings) can be funny!
Quick fact-checking links
(1) Colombiacheck collected 10 fact checks to better understand the historic peace agreement signed with the FARC. (2) The “burkini” ban came and went but not before it generated fakes. (3) Watch a respected scientist and a climate-change denier argue about facts; we promise it’s worth your time. (4) Even crappy fake news sites need to monetize. (5) Here’s an easy way journalists can help stop a fake news story from spreading.
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