This fictitious broadcast sounds eerily similar to another AI-generated post Snopes debunked.

If politicians utter dubious statements on the campaign trail and fact-checkers are around to hear them, will those fact-checkers rate the statements with agreeing skepticism? If the checkers are ...

Verify the latest news with AP Fact Check. AP fact checkers combat misinformation by debunking false and misleading claims.

It’s important to note the "claim" statement on each fact check. Ratings evaluate the specific wording of that claim. Here’s a comprehensive list of Snopes ratings and definitions: (This page was ...

Reuters Fact Check addresses online misinformation with coverage that maintains accuracy, integrity and impartiality. The ...

“Fake news” loves a crisis. It’s clear now that false information has played a role in recent events around the world from divisive elections to the COVID-19 pandemic to the conflict roiling Israel ...

Every tribe has its myths, and journalists are no exception. In America, one common story goes like this: once, in the prelapsarian era before social media—or before smartphones, or the Internet—there ...

No, Tesco has not been selling a bag of carrots grown in Chernobyl. No, a picture of the Prime Minister strolling down the street in a pink hijab isn’t real. And no, Bill Gates isn’t making ‘maggot ...

Fact-checking under President Trump was a bustling business. Seemingly every day, and sometimes by the hour, the 45th president’s every word was scrutinized, which all comes with the job. But under ...

A year ago today, PolitiFact joined a coalition of fact-checkers who agreed to work with Facebook to try to slow the spread of misinformation in people’s news feeds. The update is we’re making ...

PolitiFact has developed many strategies for fact-checking over the years. But one simple tool remains tried and true: the checklist. We find that using a checklist — a simple yet consistent list of ...