For the purpose of media accountability, Just Facts has summarized 40 misleading claims spread by journalists, commentators, and so-called fact checkers during 2025. Each example quotes a specific ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers conducted a multi-part study to investigate the impacts of a single "fake-news" (misinformation) exposure on both political and ...

The vast majority of people these days use some form of social media, but some develop what’s known as problematic social media use (PSMU). It’s not yet deemed a clinical addiction, but it does share ...

CNN — Africa like many other parts of the world has witnessed a recent rise in the spread of misinformation. Over the past few years, the continent has experienced a string of events propelled by the ...

HEC Lausanne’s Patrick Haack says leaders “need to move from debunking to pre bunking.” A fast-moving lie can do more damage to a company’s reputation than a slow, careful truth can fix. Executives ...