And for our regularly scheduled programming, catch up on false claims Trump made last night in his address about Iran: apnews.com/article/trum...

In celebration of International Fact-Checking Day, we've put together some tips for how to identify AI-generated content. Read more: apnews.com/article/misi...

Would your driver's license let you register to vote under the SAVE America Act? It depends. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

I had a blast speaking with @jimludes.bsky.social and @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social on their podcast last week about mis/disinformation -- have a listen!

President Jimmy Carter supported mail-in and absentee voting, despite what Trumps says: apnews.com/article/fact...

There has been a deluge of misinformation related to the Iran war. State actors are fueling it. Read more: apnews.com/article/iran...

What's real and what's not amid the Iran war: apnews.com/article/fact...

My favorite story today, via @megkinnardap.bsky.social: "The woman who took the aisle seat next to the former president first set down her coffee on the arm rest they shared, deposited a bag in the overhead compartment, then sat down and realized her seatmate was the nation’s 46th president."

Fact-checking the State of the Union in video form, direct from the White House! m.youtube.com/watch?v=9x0D...

Trump's State of the Union speech tonight was full of inaccuracies. Get the facts here: apnews.com/article/fact...

In preparation for the State of the Union tonight: apnews.com/article/fact...

The Trump administration revoked the 2009 endangerment finding yesterday, making multiple false claims in the process: apnews.com/article/gree...

A 5-year-old detained by ICE did not make a cameo in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Viral images of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani with Jeffrey Epstein are not real. They were generated with AI. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Another cabinet meeting, more false claims: apnews.com/article/fact...

An image of ICU nurse Alex Pretti spread online in recent days. The problem? It was altered with AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWsF...

Global warming still exists, despite Trump's doubts. Read more from the AP's @borenbears.bsky.social: apnews.com/article/trum...

A civil rights attorney was not crying as she was arrested for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Minnesota. The White House shared an altered image alleging otherwise. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

One year in, many false claims: apnews.com/article/fact...

No, Enrique Tarrio is not an ICE officer: apnews.com/article/fact...

Misrepresented and fabricated images are running rampant on social media in the aftermath of the Minneapolis ICE shooting. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Was a Craigslist ad for child actors at a Minnesota day care center real? Nope, it was posted as a prank: apnews.com/article/fact...

There's been no shortage of misinformation following the capture of Nicolás Maduro. My latest: apnews.com/article/fact...

Who's at fault for the agricultural trade deficit? Well, it's complicated. apnews.com/article/fact...

Can revenue from tariffs one day replace revenue from federal income taxes? According to experts, no way. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Most voters don't need to show ID at the polls in New York or California, but they can if they want to: apnews.com/article/fact...

There have unfortunately been murders in D.C. in the last six months, despite what Trump says: apnews.com/article/fact...

I had a wonderful time visiting @urochester.bsky.social (my alma mater!) last week to speak about my career, my fact-checking work, and the general state of journalism with fellow alums @jaysunsilver.bsky.social and @classicjpow.bsky.social. Photos by @lnthompson.bsky.social

Trump has repeatedly claimed that each U.S. military strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives. Experts say there's no evidence this is true. Read more: apnews.com/article/trum...

On Thanksgiving dinner prices: apnews.com/article/fact...

No, NYC ballots do not prove the 2025 mayoral election is rigged. Here's why: apnews.com/article/fact...

What's really going on in Portland? The picture Trump paints is far from reality. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Republicans are claiming that Democrats shut down the government because they want to give free health care to "illegal immigrants." That's not true. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

No, alleged FBI documents do not prove that 274 bureau agents acted as "agitators and insurrectionists" during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Thank you to @kellyruthk.bsky.social for inviting me to speak about misinfo reporting with her class @cuny.edu’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism last night! I really enjoyed answering all of her students’ stellar questions.

A flood of false and misleading claims has filled social media since Charlie Kirk's assassination on Wednesday. Here are the facts: apnews.com/article/fact...

The facts on RFK Jr.'s contentious Senate hearing: apnews.com/article/fact...

Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard in cities he says have unchecked crime. Here are the facts: apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump has confirmed that claims he's dead are "fake news." Just FYI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Dn...

“Mark represented the best of the White House press corps." - AP Executive Editor Julie Pace apnews.com/article/mark...

No, there are not 70 million to 100 million noncitizens living in the U.S. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

RFK Jr. has been off the mark in his comments on U.S. dietary guidelines and Froot Loops. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

The reality behind Trump's claim that he's ended 7 wars: apnews.com/article/trum...

Don't splurge just yet. apnews.com/article/fact...

Experts say it's unclear what exactly Trump is calling for. Changes to the 2030 census? A mid-decade census? If the latter, will it be used for a mid-decade change in the divvying up of congressional seats based on the population count? apnews.com/article/trum...

RFK Jr. claimed that mRNA vaccines are ineffective against "viruses that infect the upper respiratory tract." Scientific evidence says otherwise. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

How do fact-checkers select the claims to check? How should we develop a 'harms-based' approach and defend freedom of speech? Great to work with friend & colleague @mrdudders.bsky.social on this piece for @poynterinstitute.bsky.social Feedback welcome www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/sp...

Thank you to JEF Latvia for inviting me to speak about misinformation and media literacy at the Mediawise conference in Riga last week! It was a joy to meet so many passionate young folks and learn all about Latvia.

Trump claimed he's cut drug prices by more than 100%. But that would theoretically mean that people are being paid to take medications. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

Data has not determined the impact of cashless bail on crime rates, despite what Trump says. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...