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  2. FactCheck.org - Wikipedia

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    No. Launched. December 2003; 20 years ago (2003-12) FactCheck.org is a nonprofit [1] website that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics by providing original research on misinformation and hoaxes. [2] It is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University ...

  3. Snopes - Wikipedia

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    In 1994, [8] [9] [10] David and Barbara Mikkelson created an urban folklore web site that would become Snopes.com. Snopes was an early online encyclopedia focused on urban legends, which mainly presented search results of user discussions based at first on their contributions to the Usenet newsgroup alt.folklore.urban (AFU) where they'd been active. [11]

  4. List of fact-checking websites - Wikipedia

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    Comprobado (hosted by Maldita.es). [138] Miniver.org: the first fact-checking web in Spain, launched in 2017, with the purpose of debunking fake news. Accredited by Google as fact-checking organization. [139] Newtral: Spanish fact-checking organization founded by journalist Ana Pastor from LaSexta.

  5. Fact check: Is Facebook about to start charging users ... - AOL

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    In fact, you may have seen a lot of them over the years. Versions of this hoax have been around since at least 2009, according to debunker site Snopes.com, and they seem to resurface every few months.

  6. Wikipedia and fact-checking - Wikipedia

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    Fact-checking is one aspect of the general editing process in Wikipedia. Wikipedia has a meticulous fact checking process. The volunteer community develops a process for reference and fact-checking through community groups such as WikiProject Reliability. [ 8 ] Wikipedia has a reputation for cultivating a culture of fact-checking among its ...

  7. Opinion - With fact-checks like these, how does truth stand a ...

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    September 14, 2024 at 7:30 AM. “You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.”. That famous line from Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) remains a virtual ...

  8. 35 Fast-Food 'Facts' That Are Actually False - AOL

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    KFC vehemently denied the claims, and Snopes also declared them as false. The fact-checking site noted that those types of genetic modifications weren't feats that the science of the time could ...

  9. Fact-checking - Wikipedia

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    Fact-checking is the process of verifying the factual accuracy of questioned reporting and statements. Fact-checking can be conducted before or after the text or content is published or otherwise disseminated. Internal fact-checking is such checking done in-house by the publisher to prevent inaccurate content from being published; when the text ...