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What is fact checking and why is it important?
16 November 2018
WHAT IS FACT CHECKING? The Oxford Dictionary describes fact checking as a process seeking to “investigate (an issue) in order to verify the facts”. However,
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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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The end of facts? Taking on fake news @ImagineBelfast
20 March 2018
by Eilish BOSCHERT for FactCheckNI (14 March 2018) FactCheckNI hosted “The End of Facts? Taking on Fake News” as part of the 2018 Imagine Festival
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“The fightback begins in Northern Ireland!” says Byrnes
20 November 2017
The importance of journalism in an era of fake news #BMF2017 by Allan LEONARD for FactCheckNI (17 November 2017) As part of the Belfast Media
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Is fake news a problem? World Forum for Democracy 2017
19 November 2017
by Allan LEONARD for FactCheckNI (9 November 2017) For the second year, thanks to Building Change Trust, which provides financial support to FactCheckNI, I was
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“Fact-checking keeps growing!” Report from #GlobalFact4
11 July 2017
by Allan LEONARD @FactCheckNI (9 July 2017) The fourth global conference of fact-checking projects took place at the Google Campus in Madrid, 5-7th July 2017,
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PRESS STATEMENT: FactCheckNI becomes verified signatory of international code of principles
18 April 2017
17 April 2017 FactCheckNI joins an evermore important list of fact-checking organisations around the world that are being acknowledged for maintaining a high universal standard,
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Are we living in a post-truth democracy?
24 March 2017
A #DemocracyDay talk by Bill ADAIR at the Imagine Belfast Festival by Eilish BOSCHERT for FactCheckNI (24 March 2017) Hosted by FactCheck NI as part
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