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The world’s fact-checkers will convene in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Fundação Getulio Vargas for the 12th annual GlobalFact summit from June 25 to 27. Registration for the public opens is now open ...

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April 2 is Intl. Fact-Checking Day and Trump’s ‘liberation day.’ PolitiFact’s editor explains why we dig into policy arguments in search of truth.

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Poynter spoke with several people to see what everyday folks can do to support press freedom organizations and press freedom.

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Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable,” featured testimony from NPR chief executive Katherine Maher and PBS chief executive Paula Kerger. Republicans on the committee grilled the two, ...

Katie Sanders, editor-in-chief of PolitiFact – Overseeing one of the nation’s most respected fact-checking organizations, Sanders plays a key role in holding politicians, public figures and viral ...

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