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  • Letters From an American
    Helping Putin to Vote? Russian Hackers Are Back Again
    October 23, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Intelligence officials warned today that Russia recently hacked into our local and state computer networks. This could compromise our voting infrastructure. Intelligence officials believe our adversaries will try to help Trump, possibly by casting doubt on the voting results.

  • Moyers on Democracy
    Your Disinformation Guide
    September 24, 2020
    | BillMoyers.com Staff

    It would be optimal if every newscast had an immediate fact-checking line running along the bottom of the broadcast. Sadly, this is not the situation. We can help you get things straight.

  • History
    A Cautionary Tale About Getting Your History From Internet Memes
    August 28, 2020
    Please don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
  • Media
    Your Turn: The Challenge of Covering Trump's Presidency
    March 24, 2017
    | Jessica R. Calderón
    After receiving a flood of thoughtful comments on her "Memo to the Media" post, Lynn Sherr responds.
  • Media
    Making Sense of the News: What Is News?
    February 2, 2017
    | Michael Spikes
    Becoming news literate in the internet age requires defining what "news" really is and figuring out if the source is reliable.
  • Media
    A Fact Watcher's Guide to the Debate
    September 26, 2016
    | Gail Ablow
    How to keep an eye on what's true, false or somewhere in between.
  • Media
    The Trump-Wins-First-Debate Narrative Has Already Been Written
    September 26, 2016
    | Marty Kaplan
    It doesn’t matter how the debates go, or what the polls say; the press will portray the final stretch of this horserace as neck and neck, a photo finish, you won’t want to miss this, stay tuned.
  • Media
    Fact-Checking in the Age of Trump
    September 13, 2016
    | Alicia Shepard
    The business of ferreting out candidates' whoppers is booming, and no wonder.
  • Media
    Moderation in Pursuit of Truth Is the Media’s Vice
    September 12, 2016
    | Todd Gitlin
    But neither NBC News nor The New York Times public editor knows it
  • Media
    The Feeble False Modesty of Chris Wallace
    September 7, 2016
    | Todd Gitlin
    As TV news approaches more moments of truth (and untruth) in the coming presidential debates.


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