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Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco
Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it. Social media influencers need “urgent” help to check their facts before they ...World - The Guardian - 23 hours ago -
Congressional offices urgently need racial diversity
It's time to take the next step toward making Congress more diverse and inclusive.Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Japan urgently needs to plug its CFO deficit
Investors expect to deal with people fluent in shareholder-focused languageWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Fact or Fiction: The NBA needs more 3-point specialists
Should sharpshooters be getting more opportunities in the NBA?Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 15 -
Volkswagen CFO says 64% drop in profits shows ‘urgent need’ for cost cuts
The German car maker reported a sharp 12% drop in its sales in China as it said it profits were hit by higher fixed costs and €2.2 billion worth of restructuring expensesBusiness - MarketWatch - October 30 -
The Observer view: the Cop summit is foundering, we need urgent action not more hot air
The grim negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, have shown the need for reform of the UN annual global climate talks. ‘Global emissions continue to increase, carbon sinks are being degraded and we can ...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
Pope warns the Vatican pension fund needs reform; employees demand transparency
Pope Francis is warning that the Vatican's troubled pension fund faces a “serious imbalance” and cannot guarantee future obligations without “urgent structural” reformsWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
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Fact-Checking Harris’s Closing Argument
The vice president has stuck largely to the facts when highlighting the words of her rival, former President Donald J. Trump, but has on occasion omitted context or erred when describing policies ...Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
13 Scary Islanders Facts On Halloween
The Islanders' numbers aren't pretty through the first 10 games of the season.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31 -
Urgent care boss 'out of depth' over Letby claims
Karen Townsend told the Thirlwall Inquiry she was only aware of "vague" concerns.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Fixing social care is urgent, says minister, after claims of deadlock
Source have told the BBC there is a "genuine impasse" at the top of government over how to reform the system.Top stories - BBC News - November 17 -
Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues
What we know about the issues and how former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris expect to legislate transgender policies.Top stories - ABC News - November 1 -
Trump's claim of 'massive cheating' in Philadelphia rejected by officials
BBC Verify investigates claims spreading online questioning the integrity of the US election.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Fact checking Election Day 2024 claims
Throughout Election Day, the CBS News' Confirmed and investigative unit will be fact checking reports around the 2024 election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Fact or Fluke: Is Smith-Njigba still a sleeper in Seattle?
Fantasy football analyst and neuroscientist Renee Miller examines several Week 9 performances to determine what's the real deal ... and what's merely a fluke.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5 -
Fact-checking RFK Jr's views on health policy
Robert F Kennedy Jr has been nominated to be the next US health secretary, but some of his views are not backed by science.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
Don’t Let Them Shoot the Kite review – Turkish kid-in-prison tale is touching and urgent
This gentle but energised piece of work has a rather amazing performance from its five-year-old star at its emotional core. This 1989 movie from Turkish director Tunç Basaran is a gentle and ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
Matt Hancock says he ‘reluctantly’ stopped non-urgent treatment during pandemic
Former health secretary also pressed at Covid inquiry on the ‘slowness’ of the resumption of elective care. The former health secretary Matt Hancock has said he “reluctantly” approved of the ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Fox News offers fact-check of Trump's 2020 election claims
Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner offered a fact-check of former President Trump's false claims that Democrats "stole" the 2020 election from him after the network finished airing his remarks from ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Trump falsely claims noncitizen voter fraud is widespread. Here are 5 facts.
Voter fraud by noncitizens is very rare and does not occur in numbers that could swing a federal election, studies show.Politics - CBS News - October 30 -
Election fact check: Trump, allies push allegations of 'cheating' in Pennsylvania
Election officials in Pennsylvania have pushed back on allegations of voter fraud or misconduct made by former President Trump and his allies.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Crowdsourced Fact Checks on X Can’t Stop Election Misinformation
Elon Musk and many other users on the social platform have spread and reposted numerous falsehoods related to the Nov. 5 vote, even when the content violates X’s guidelines.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
Steve Ballmer: the tech billionaire asking if voters want ‘just the facts’
Former Microsoft boss seeks to build better democracy with dataWorld - Financial Times - November 2 -
Election fact check: County officials can't refuse to certify election results
Local officials are legally required to certify election results -- but the process has become politicized since Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results.Top stories - ABC News - November 3 -
Fact-checking Claims of Voting Machines Intentionally ‘Flipping’ Votes
Voters sometimes make mistakes when they use digital voting machines. But the issues are quickly remedied.Business - The New York Times - November 4 -
Election fact check: Minor voting glitches do not indicate widespread fraud
When Americans vote Tuesday, some may encounter small issues like equipment malfunctions -- but experts stress that minor glitches don't indicate widespread voter fraud.Top stories - ABC News - November 4 -
Facts vs. Feelings: Week 10 roster-setting time
Liz Loza waxes philosophical on the halfway point of the season and "falling back" into standard time.Sports - ESPN - November 6 -
Democrats confront fact that Trump’s dark vision prevailed as result sinks in
Trump world was jubilant after his election win, while confusion and foreboding reigned on the other side of America. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Fact or Fiction: Is home-court advantage in the NBA's regular season dead?
Let's take a deeper dive into the decline of home-court advantage in the NBA.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8 -
Sherm drops matter-of-fact take on Deebo-Pepper sideline scuffle
Richard Sherman believes San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel was totally justified in telling kicker Jake Moody to "lock in" Sunday.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11 -
Facts vs. Feelings: Starts, sits and stashes for Week 11
Liz Loza lays down the facts that should lead you to setting a lineup you can feel good about.Sports - ESPN - November 14 -
5 important reverse mortgage facts seniors should know
Seniors contemplating a reverse mortgage should familiarize themselves with these five facts before getting started.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Fact Checking RFK Jr.’s Claims About Food and Nutrition
We fact checked five of his most repeated claims.Top stories - The New York Times - November 15 -
Facts vs. Feelings: Stars to trust and under-the-radar plays for Week 12
The formula for success in fantasy involves weighing facts versus feelings to make those Week 12 decisions.Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago -
Fact or Fiction: The NBA's 2024 free-agency class was a dud
Let's take a deeper dive to see if teams are salvaging some value from their underwhelming offseason signings.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago -
Fantasy Football Fact or Fluke: Is Jaylen ... Waddle-ing to WR1 in Miami?
Are these "No. 2" fantasy football assets taking over their respective offenses? Are some of these No. 1's doomed to perform like No. 2's from here on out? Analyst and neuroscientist Renee Miller ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - 22 hours ago