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Fact-checking organisations should not simply focus on tackling false information, but also on identifying sources of reliable information and pointing their readers to them. (Reuters)
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Fact-checking is no silver bullet but it does help fight disinformation

Beyond identifying and correcting important misinformation, fact-checkers must engage with politicians and the media

  • Peter Cunliffe Jones
  • Laura Zommer
  • Noko Makgato
  • Will Moy
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