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An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact checkers
12 January 2022
12 January 2022 Ms Susan Wojcicki, It’s been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The world has seen time and time again how
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FactCheckNI: Editor Role
4 January 2022
FactCheckNI are recruiting an editor! FactCheckNI is Northern Ireland’s first and only dedicated fact-checking service. We investigate claims and publish articles on contemporary and contentious topics.
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Some suggestions when handling COVID-19 leaflets
30 July 2021
A number of leaflets about COVID-19 vaccines and their safety have been circulating in Northern Ireland. FactCheckNI has previously fact checked many of these claims. News
Empowered citizens should Think Check Share
28 June 2021
28 June 2021 One of FactCheckNI’s aims is to promote a culture of factual accountability amongst citizens, with an attitude of critical thinking and active
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Online rumours and misinformation in Northern Ireland
13 May 2021
by Dr Orna Young (13 May 2021) Recent events in Northern Ireland have resulted in a renewed focus on the role of online rumours and
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FactCheckNI to boost graphical impact through Open Data Fund win
10 May 2021
FactCheckNI is delighted to be among eight winners receiving a boost from the Open Data Fund which encourages innovation in the reuse of data on
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Disinformation in a pandemic: sharing fact checkers’ experiences
30 March 2021
As part of the Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics, on 23 March 2021, editors from three fact-checking organisations across these isles shared their
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COVID-19 conspiracy theories: how to have ‘the talk’
11 December 2020
by Dr Orna YOUNG (11 December 2020) Any discussion of COVID-19 and the development and introduction of vaccines to combat it invariably gives rise to
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Overcoming closed borders: opening up fact-checking solutions
24 November 2020
Interview with Giovanni ZAGNI (Director, Pagella Politica) by Allan LEONARD (24 November 2020) “I haven’t seen some of my colleagues in six months,” remarked Giovanni
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FactCheckNI awarded funding by Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
14 September 2020
14 September 2020 FactCheckNI, Northern Ireland’s first and only dedicated fact-checking service, has been awarded funding by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to conduct our
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Telling stories with data: FactCheckNI session at Global Fact 7
7 July 2020
by Allan LEONARD (29 June 2020) As part of the annual summit of the International Fact-Checking Network, FactCheckNI hosted “Telling Stories with Data” at Global News