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Showing posts with label facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label facts. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact

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"Meta will get rid of factcheckers, “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” and recommend more political content on its platform...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Don’t miss next week’s webinar on AI and fact-checking!

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Have you been fooled by AI? We can help. Maybe you got a chuckle from a recent ...
Thursday, April 6, 2023

Free webinar series from the News Literacy Project starts April 12: Register now!

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Learn the skills you need to find trustworthy news Hello Reside...
Thursday, October 6, 2022

Resist misinformation: Join the RumorGuard!

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Stop falsehoods in their tracks. The News Literacy Project has launched a ne...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Misinformation & fact checking resources

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The " How to Spot Misinformation " sessions at the Senior Center went well. Aside from some tech issues the material was covered a...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

How to Spot Misinformation Online - Self-directed course, free, start anytime

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Attention seniors (but anyone who wants to know really!)   "This free short course from MediaWise for Seniors will teach you how to te...
Friday, January 7, 2022

Washington Post: Fact Checker - what we now know about Jan 6, 2021

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Fact Checker | The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol: A guide to what we now know https://t.co/diNdP9aSym Shared from Twitter:   https://twitter...
Thursday, October 14, 2021

Fact check: "The Southwest Airlines mess and rumors of a vaccine walkout"

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"What are you going to believe: Official statements or social media? The Southwest Airlines cancellations over the weekend are a good e...
Friday, May 7, 2021

Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting - May 11

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  Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting Virtual Meeting (Link in agenda) Agenda Budget Flyer / Video distribution Generate ideas to suppo...
Monday, May 3, 2021

Schools budget up for review at the Finance Committee budget hearing May 4

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The 4th and final of the budget hearings for FY 2022 held by the Finance Committee is scheduled for May 4. May 4 Agenda = Schools (Franklin...
Saturday, April 3, 2021

Social Security Admin: New Fact Sheets Added to Your Online Statement

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      New Fact Sheets Added to Your Online Statement 0...
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

The News Literacy Project - webinar for Seniors on fact-checking - Mar 31, 1:00 PM

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Older adults — join us & @OlderAdultsTech / @seniorplanet Weds, Mar 31 (1 PM ET) for the 3rd in our series of #NewsLiteracy webinars, ...
Saturday, February 6, 2021

CommonWealth Magazine: "Baker stands up vaccine call center"

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  "GOV. CHARLIE BAKER unveiled a 500-person call center on Friday to help residents 75 and older book appointments to receive a COVID-1...
Sunday, August 30, 2020

Washington Post: "Fact-checking Trump’s lies is essential. It’s also increasingly fruitless"

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From  The Washington Post , an article of interest for Franklin: Daniel Dale met President Trump’s convention speech with a tirade of truth ...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Unsupported = "fact-checkers opted to say there was 'no evidence'"

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From the Poynter Institute we share this article: Public data is the raw material with which fact-checkers work every day. Without it, th...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Census Bureau News Profile America Facts for Features: Halloween - 2019

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Halloween: Oct. 31, 2019 PROFILE AMERICA FACTS FOR FEATURE...