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One year in, Donald Trump’s war on the press has become relentless
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (1218+ words) Some days it feels like a decade. Some days, even longer. But it has been only one year. Just one year. Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's second term in the White House. And what a year…...
In 2020, FiveThirtyEight published a chart that was weaponized to spread election disinformation. It still haunts me.
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (1035+ words) The morning after Election Day in 2020, FiveThirtyEight " the now-defunct political data site, where I worked at the time as a politics writer " published a chart on our liveblog. Within hours, it was being circulated online as supposed proof of election…...
Trump’s Greenland rhetoric includes false claims about the Nobel Peace Prize and NATO
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (999+ words) In a fight over President Donald Trump's quest to acquire Greenland, the president made false and misleading statements about the Nobel Peace Prize and his own peace record. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize…...
The FBI’s search of a Washington Post reporter’s home is rare — and part of a growing pattern
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (907+ words) When news spread Wednesday that FBI agents had searched a Washington Post reporter's home, many journalists were shocked. Coverage of the incident was quick to highlight the extreme nature of the action. "The United States has been backsliding to this…...
‘60 Minutes’ finally aired the story that stirred up a storm inside CBS News
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1144+ words) Nearly a month ago, new CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss tried her best to break her new toy by making the extraordinary decision to yank a "60 Minutes" story right before it was set to air. Even though the story " about…...
No, the US vaccine schedule doesn't call for babies to get '72 injections"
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1080+ words) To defend recent changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Trump administration compared shots for American babies with babies in an unspecified "European Country." The Jan. 5White House graphicshowed two babies, each surrounded by needles, with the text: "European Country: 11 injections....
Perilous times call for the participation of all
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (868+ words) This is a precarious time for our country. Before and since we've seen other examples of ICE using questionable tactics. We've actually seen them because there are videos of these dramatic moments, many of them taken by citizens using their…...
This moment will be defined by what we choose to record
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (504+ words) When unmarked, masked federal agents grabbed an international student and forced her into an SUV on a public street in the spring of 2025, the United States entered into a new era of federal policing. At first, it was alarming " a…...
IFCN awards $750,000 to 25 fact-checkers to build financial sustainability
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (342+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. " The International Fact-Checking Network at the nonprofit Poynter Institute has awarded $750,000 grants to 25 fact-checking organizations, providing flexible support to help fact-checking newsrooms keep publishing through a period of rapid funding contraction while they strengthen long-term sustainability. Recipients…...
Why the FBI’s raid on a Washington Post reporter crosses a dangerous line
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1448+ words) Just when you think you've seen it all. Just when you think the Trump administration cannot go any further in harassing the press and threatening the First Amendment. Just when you think there are some parts of our democracy so…...