3+ hour ago  (772+ words) On Tuesday, NPR's Nina Totenberg made news after erroneously publishing a story about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who is not, in fact, retiring just yet. "When people saw what happened yesterday with NPR, there were a…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1764+ words) This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience trust in journalism and promote media literacy. Owned by the…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (363+ words) The International Fact-Checking Network is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Alaa Salman, a member of the Sawab fact-checking organization. She fell into a coma after an Israeli airstrike destroyed her family's home in Lebanon, and she never…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (301+ words) The International Fact-Checking Network condemns attacks, harassment and digital threats against fact-checkers from Ecuador Chequea, amid restrictions on press freedom in Ecuador. The IFCN also expresses concern over a climate of harassment that is ongoing in several Latin American countries…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (1789+ words) In an extraordinarily troubling move, the White House took steps to force reporters from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury about federal leaks. Earlier this month, however, it withdrew the subpoenas after…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (872+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, (June 23, 2026) " Young people today are navigating a media environment unlike any generation before them. Non-stop news, disinformation and AI-generated content make it harder than ever to know what to trust. Educators face growing pressure to help students…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (362+ words) VILNIUS, Lithuania " Four fact-checking outlets spanning Europe and Africa won 2026 Global Fact-Checking Awards at the annual conference here June 19. Here are the winners. A previous article cited all finalists in these categories. For fact-checking work that resulted in significant real-world…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (575+ words) VILNIUS, Lithuania " For years, the three Baltic nations " Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania " have found themselves on the front lines of information warfare between east and west. To Baltic fact-checkers, having this year's annual Global Fact fact-checking conference in their own…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (917+ words) Before we get to the news of the day, I have something to ask you. A few weeks ago, a reader wrote in to ask a question that I get all the time: Why don't reporters stand up for one…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (303+ words) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting winds down operations this month, ending nearly 60 years of coordination of the public media system " and millions of dollars in annual funding and infrastructure support for local stations. What happens in the next several months…...