Well Informed Facts from Poynter Institute "to help you separate medical breakthroughs from marketing hype and scientific findings from viral fiction"

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Well Informed is a @politifact and @poynter_institute project to help you separate medical breakthroughs from marketing hype and scientific findings from viral fiction.

We dive into topics that affect daily life, from food safety to vaccine research to the fine print on vitamin supplement bottles. Our mission is simple: Provide evidence-based answers so you can make informed decisions.

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What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies

"The concept of truth feels particularly bleak in 2025.

Government leaders deploy up-is-down narratives at an exhausting clip. Online worlds drip with artificial intelligence-generated slop that incites rage. Chatbots answer questions with fabricated information, and the government folds it into a report card on America’s health.

What to make of an abysmal year for truth?
PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies

The last 10 years have been an ugly era for facts, marked by a drumbeat of untruths and near-constant charges of "fake news" from the decade’s most influential player, President Donald Trump.

The trouble with drumbeats is, as a matter of survival or sanity, we tend to tune out or grow numb to them. Even people with influence who might lament "misinformation" move on to other fights. The word itself is downgraded — at best it’s a red flag, at worst it’s a punchline."

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s://www.politifact.com/article/2025/dec/15/lie-of-the-year-2025-winner/