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Fact Check: NO, You’re NOT Getting $1,390 – The Shocking Truth Behind the IRS Stimulus Claims

*In mid-August 2025, social media platforms were flooded with posts claiming the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would issue new $1,390 stimulus checks before the end of summer. The rumors quickly ...
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Fact Check: No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Caused Rise in Paralysis Cases, PIB Calls Calls Media Report 'Misleading'

A newspaper article claimed the Government of India had accepted that COVID-19 vaccines carry a risk of paralysis and other neurological disorders. The report used a letter from the Central Drugs ...
Forbes

TikTok And Democracy: The Importance Of Fact-Checking Information

Have you ever caught yourself saying things like: “Hey, did you see this on TikTok”; “Well, I heard that on TikTok”; or “Someone on TikTok said this.” Well, I have, and these phrases and phrases like ...
Poynter

The UK’s fact-checkers are sending their AI to help Americans cover elections

Inside a modest office near London Bridge, a small team of engineers and fact-checkers has spent a decade refining AI tools and models to do what most journalists can no longer manage: keep up. The ...