When COVID-19 hit the world, the pressure on professional fact checkers became higher: their work became even more essential but also more intense. I spoke with Sabīne Bērziņa a professional fact checker from Re: Check, a project of The Baltic […]
How Journalists Can Avoid ‘Bad Science’ But Stay Newsy
During the ongoing global pandemic, the public desperately needs access to clear, understandable, and unbiased information. It is journalists who are the ones that have to suddenly get their heads around new concepts, like the R number. But many journalists […]
Creating Campaigns to Tackle Covid-19 Disinformation
It’s one thing learning in principle how to create a campaign to counter disinformation, but it’s another when you’re under pressure and dealing with a real-life crisis. Three journalist-campaigners talk honestly about the issues they have faced trying to get […]
The use of numbers in Disinformation and Misinformation on social media.
Maybe you recognise it. You go to your favourite social media platform and you find a message with a big claim or statement, supported by numbers. ‘2 out of 3 people believe that the color green is more beautiful than […]
Why are we still talking about chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine?
For months, stories about chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus have been circulating widely. These stories are all about the believe that these medicines, originally developed as anti-malaria drugs, can be used to block coronavirus from invading […]