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Why does fact checking matter? @ImagineBelfast
7 April 2019
28 March 2019 As part of the Imagine! Festival of Ideas and Politics, FactCheckNI hosted a lunchtime seminar on the importance of fact checking, not
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Digital verification for human rights: Amnesty International @ImagineBelfast
28 March 2019
by Ferre WOUTERS for FactCheckNI (25 March 2019) At the first day of Belfast’s Imagine Festival 2019, Amnesty International held two events, both presented by
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FactCheckNI partners with FactCheckEU for European-wide coverage
19 March 2019
19 March 2019 Hoaxes know no borders, especially in Europe. That’s why FactCheckNI is proud to announce the launch of FactCheckEU, a collaborative effort from
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Stephen NOLAN: Enhancing democratic debate in the era of fake news?
27 February 2019
by Allan LEONARD for FactCheckNI (26 February 2019) As part of their engagement programme, Queen’s University Belfast hosted a lecture by radio and television personality,
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For your consideration: FactCheckNI verdict ratings
16 February 2019
What does it mean for something to be “true”, “correct”, or “accurate”? Can anything be absolutely true or completely false? Is there any difference between
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10 years of Nieuwscheckers
1 February 2019
by Ferre WOUTERS for FactCheckNI (25 January 2019) Nieuwscheckers is a Dutch project for students in journalism at the University of Leiden. Supervised by lecturers
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The Santa myth: A joyful act of confirmation bias
21 December 2018
by Ferre WOUTERS for FactCheckNI (21 December 2018) At FactCheckNI we are interested in facts. Through the training we deliver, we also come face-to-face with
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Earning trust “story by story”
4 October 2018
Can we believe the media? The role of journalism in the digital age by Allan LEONARD for FactCheckNI (4 October 2018) Ulster University – along
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Do young people have the critical literacy skills they need?
15 June 2018
by Alan MEBAN for FactCheckNI (15 June 2018) “Only 2% of children and young people in the UK have the critical literacy skills they need
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Ensuring trustworthiness, quality and value in all our work
16 April 2018
by Allan LEONARD for FactCheckNI (12 April 2018) The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) hosted an information seminar at Belfast City Hall, for
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Anne Hailes: Are we really facing the facts when it comes to news these days?
9 April 2018
by Anne HAILES for Irish News (26 March 2018) The following article is republished with kind permission from Anne HAILES; it was originally published at
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