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An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later
As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global ...
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Article on Covid-19 cases at a South African hospital is from 2020, not 2025 – ignore screenshot circulating online
There are fears online that the world could be facing another pandemic in 2025.  Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a ...
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The year of the AI chatbot: Should you trust them to return accurate information?
The many related technologies known as artificial intelligence, or AI, may have felt inescapable in 2024. Countless news ...
Africa Check2d
Fact-checking in Kenya 2024: Education funding puzzle, foreign jobs, shifting headlines and political spin
In September 2024, Ruto was in Germany, where he signed a labour agreement with the government. He then spoke with the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, claiming: “... the agreement will unlock ...