Fact-Checking COVID-19
Fact-Checking COVID-19
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IFCN: Coronavirus Facts Database
The Journalist’s Resource: Long COVID: An Explainer and Research Roundup
ICFJ: Deciphering Omicron
Story, video and resources on covering the Omicron variant.
First Draft News: Vaccine Insights Hub
Insights, intelligence and reporting guidance on emerging health and vaccine misinformation.
CDC: Addressiing COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media
ONA: COVID-19 Misinformation Playbook
GIJN: How to Investigate COVID-19 Vaccine Contracts
FACT-CHECKING RESOURCES
First Draft News: Coronavirus: Resources for Reporters
First Draft News: Tips for Reporting on COVID-19
First Draft News: Covering Coronavirus – Privacy and Security Tips for Journalists
Knight Science Journalism at MIT Fact-Checking Project
National Press Foundation Tracking COVID-19 Misinformation Tool
This National Press Foundation tool, created by Dr. Joe Smyser of Public Good Projects, tracks trending stories and themes from a list of websites identified by third party fact-checking sites (such as NewsGuard and Poynter) as known to share misinformation – updated daily.
ICFJ: Deciphering Omicron
Story, video and resources on covering the Omicron variant.
The Journalist’s Resource: Long COVID: An Explainer and Research Roundup
PolitiFact: Seven Ways to Avoid Misinformation During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Snopes: Fact-Checking COVID-19
NewsGuard: Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center
ABC News: Coronavirus – How to Navigate Information on the Pandemic
ONA: COVID-19 Misinformation Playbook
IFCN: Coronavirus Facts Database
IRE/SPJ: Resources for Fact-Checking Coronavirus Stories
Coronavirus Facts Alliance Database in Spanish
Latam Chequea Coronavirus Project
Unites 28 fact-checking organizations from 16 Latin American countries and Spain, aims to help journalists and checkers to cover coronavirus so they can find reliable information more quickly and simply.
ICFJ: Reporting the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Ever-Changing
First Draft News: How to Analzye Facebook Data for Misinformation Trends
First Draft News: COVID-19 Misinformation and Data Deficits on Social Media
Identified dominant vaccine narratives on social media platforms in English, French and Spanish online communities which could erode public trust in a COVID-19 vaccine, and vaccines more generally. The research was conducted this summer by First Draft, amid growing concern that dangerous narratives and conspiracy theories may result in increasing vaccine skepticism.
First Draft News: Vaccine Insights Hub
Insights, intelligence and reporting guidance on emerging health and vaccine misinformation.
The Journalist’s Resource: Long COVID: An Explainer and Research Roundup
CDC: Addressiing COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media
GIJN: How to Investigate COVID-19 Vaccine Contracts
OneZero: Spotting Coronavirus Misinformation on Social Media
ICFJ: Four Tips for Fact-Checking COVID-19 Stories
IFCN: Coronavirus Fact-Check Database
The IFCN created a database that gathers all the falsehoods that have been detected by the Alliance. You can sort, filter and search for content. The database will be updated regularly to include new publications by fact-checkers.
Fact-Check.org: Social Media Spreads Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory
The Coronavirus Disinformation System – How it Works
Video from Bellingcat and Newsy.
Politifact: Fact-checking Coronavirus Hoaxes
Infodemic: Sifting Through the Coronavirus Pandemic
Mike Caulfield, a digital information literacy expert working at Washington State University Vancouver, has a great news literacy site targeting coverage of the pandemic.
Lead Stories: Fake News on the Coronavirus
The Open Notebook: Tipsheet for Covering the Coronavirus
NewsGuard: COVID-19 Misinformation Resources
NewsGuard: Facebook COVID-19 Misinformation “Super-Spreaders in Europe
NewsGuard: Twitter’s COVID-19 Misinformation “Super-Spreaders in Europe
Iffy.news
An index of unreliable news sites, compiled by RJI fellow Barrett Golding, former executive producer of the NPR-distributed, Peabody Award-winning, Hearing Voices.
RTDNA: Trust and Engagement Tips for Coronavirus Coverage
The Open Notebook: Covering the Coronavirus Effectively Without Spreading Misinformation
Great tips from Laura Helmuth, the health and science editor for The Washington Post.
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