Who uses fact-checking sites? The impact of demographics, political antecedents, and media use on fact-checking site awareness, attitudes, and behavior

CT Robertson, RR Mourão… - … International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines audience relationships to fact-checking sites in the United States.
Focus is placed on predictors of audience awareness of, attitudes toward, and visits to such …

Cutting through the hype: Understanding the implications of deepfakes for the fact-checking actor-network

T Weikmann, S Lecheler - Digital Journalism, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
During recent years, growing concerns about emergent formats of visual disinformation and,
in particular, deepfakes have shaped public debates and media scholarship. Empirical …

El Fact Checking en España. Plataformas, prácticas y rasgos distintivos

F López-Pan, JM Rodríguez-Rodríguez - 2020 - … .consejodecomunicacion.gob.ec
Las plataformas de verificación de datos se han convertido en un movimiento que, nacido
en Estados Unidos, se ha extendido por todo el mundo. Su objetivo es luchar contra la …

True or false: Studying the work practices of professional fact-checkers

N Micallef, V Armacost, N Memon, S Patil - Proceedings of the ACM on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Misinformation has developed into a critical societal threat that can lead to disastrous
societal consequences. Although fact-checking plays a key role in combating …

Border patrol: The rise and role of fact-checkers and their challenge to journalists' normative boundaries

JB Singer - Journalism, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Although most research to date has focused on leading US fact-checkers, similar initiatives
are gaining strength all over the world. This study draws on a globally disseminated …

Closing the barn door? Fact-checkers as retroactive gatekeepers of the COVID-19 “infodemic”

JB Singer - Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Based on a study of US-tagged items in a global database of fact-checked statements about
the novel coronavirus throughout the first year of the pandemic, this article explores the …

How politics shape views toward fact-checking: Evidence from six European countries

B Lyons, V Mérola, J Reifler… - … International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Fact-checking has spread internationally, in part to confront the rise of digital disinformation
campaigns. American studies suggests ideological asymmetry in attitudes toward fact …

The rise of the Brazilian fact-checking movement: between economic sustainability and editorial independence

T Lelo - Journalism Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study addresses the expansion of Brazilian fact-checking enterprises, focusing on their
funding sources and challenges to ensure editorial autonomy. The research is mainly …

Purposes, principles, and difficulties of fact-checking in Ibero-America: Journalists' perceptions

C Rodríguez-Pérez, T Seibt, R Magallón-Rosa… - Journalism …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Fact-checking journalism has become a common practice to counteract misinformation. This
research analyzes the perceptions of fact-checkers in Ibero-America on the purposes …

Fact Checkers facing fake news and disinformation in the digital age: A comparative analysis between Spain and United Kingdom

C López-Marcos, P Vicente-Fernández - Publications, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current media ecosystem, derived from the consolidation of Information and
Communication Technologies, shows a scenario in which the relationship between the …